How to Install and Uninstall xserver-common Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "xserver-common" package

This tutorial shows how to install xserver-common on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                xserver-common
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "xserver-common" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall xserver-common on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


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

Package: xserver-common
Source: xorg-server
Version: 2:1.20.11-1+deb11u2
Installed-Size: 2347
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: all
Replaces: xserver-xorg-core (<< 2:1.5.2)
Depends: x11-common, xkb-data, x11-xkb-utils
Description: common files used by various X servers
Description-md5: be03943b6955ee9fae7163ad516c772f
Homepage: https://www.x.org/
Multi-Arch: foreign
Recommends: xfonts-base, xauth
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/updates/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-common_1.20.11-1+deb11u2_all.deb
Size: 2283432
SHA256: d9fe8b2c1d275c51b55d8a156bec1bc51589acd573d2e08dc292f6d274b1453d

Package: xserver-common
Source: xorg-server
Version: 2:1.20.11-1+deb11u1
Installed-Size: 2347
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: all
Replaces: xserver-xorg-core (<< 2:1.5.2)
Depends: x11-common, xkb-data, x11-xkb-utils
Recommends: xfonts-base, xauth
Description: common files used by various X servers
Description-md5: be03943b6955ee9fae7163ad516c772f
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://www.x.org/
Tag: role::app-data
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-common_1.20.11-1+deb11u1_all.deb
Size: 2283352
MD5sum: 5207720e3b225911ed8476bef10d44d8
SHA256: 4fcd0d24426949712fd92e677bad11ab6e29ca10b55b1c845e4b930c4415ab17