How to Install and Uninstall xvfb Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 15,2024

You can also install and uninstall the xvfb on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "xvfb" package

This tutorial shows how to install xvfb on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "xvfb" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall xvfb on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xvfb package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: xvfb
Source: xorg-server
Version: 2:21.1.7-3+deb12u5
Installed-Size: 4422
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: amd64
Provides: xserver
Depends: xserver-common (>= 2:21.1.7-3+deb12u5), libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libbsd0 (>= 0.7.0), libc6 (>= 2.35), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.10.0), libgl1, libpixman-1-0 (>= 0.30.0), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~), libsystemd0, libunwind8, libxau6 (>= 1:1.0.9), libxdmcp6, libxfont2 (>= 1:2.0.1)
Recommends: xauth
Description: Virtual Framebuffer 'fake' X server
Description-md5: 1cd5b85acd06c23d376b7b5a7f30a0b8
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://www.x.org/
Tag: interface::framebuffer, network::server, role::program, x11::xserver
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/x/xorg-server/xvfb_21.1.7-3+deb12u5_amd64.deb
Size: 3151700
MD5sum: b94c6777dbaa53eb6c47900ecaa060e8
SHA256: 3bf2c8df0bc4748f0a08319d2bddd19dba1b78f81f154a3c1761ab1801326c8b