How to Install and Uninstall gnome-session Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: May 05,2024

1. Install "gnome-session" package

This tutorial shows how to install gnome-session on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                gnome-session
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "gnome-session" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall gnome-session on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                gnome-session
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gnome-session package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: gnome-session
Version: 3.38.0-4
Installed-Size: 144
Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Architecture: all
Replaces: gnome-session-bin (<< 3.37.0-2~)
Provides: x-session-manager
Depends: gnome-session-bin (<< 3.39), gnome-session-bin (>= 3.38.0-4), gnome-session-common (= 3.38.0-4), gnome-settings-daemon (>= 3.37.0), gnome-shell (>= 3.37.91)
Suggests: desktop-base, gnome-keyring
Breaks: gnome-initial-setup (<< 3.37.90), gnome-session-bin (<< 3.37.0-2~)
Description: GNOME Session Manager - GNOME 3 session
Description-md5: 7cfb8372c3ddbf9bd501f540d336a524
Tag: interface::daemon, interface::graphical, interface::x11,
network::server, role::program, suite::gnome, uitoolkit::gtk,
x11::application
Section: gnome
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/g/gnome-session/gnome-session_3.38.0-4_all.deb
Size: 50564
MD5sum: ac5fd6eed051c408cd0d29a928c7a373
SHA256: d911305fb8314a657609320817bd557aef970d520ff80b80b77a6093fcfea0de