How to Install and Uninstall unity-session Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: May 11,2024

1. Install "unity-session" package

This tutorial shows how to install unity-session on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall unity-session on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                unity-session
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the unity-session package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: unity-session
Architecture: all
Version: 42.0-1ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/gnome
Source: gnome-session
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 81
Provides: x-session-manager
Depends: dbus-user-session, gnome-session-bin (<< 43~), gnome-session-bin (>= 42.0-1ubuntu2), gnome-session-common (= 42.0-1ubuntu2), systemd (>= 231-9git1~), unity, unity-settings-daemon
Recommends: gtk3-nocsd, rhythmbox-plugin-zeitgeist, session-migration, thunderbird-gnome-support, zeitgeist-datahub
Breaks: gnome-session-bin (<< 3.37.0-2ubuntu1~), hud (<< 14.10+17.10.20170619), unity (<< 7.5.0+17.10.20170619), unity-gtk-module (<< 0.0.0+17.04.20170918), unity-settings-daemon (<< 15.04.1+17.04.20170619)
Replaces: gnome-session-bin (<< 3.37.0-2ubuntu1~), ubuntu-session (<< 3.24.1-0ubuntu2)
Filename: pool/universe/g/gnome-session/unity-session_42.0-1ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 6878
MD5sum: 319f3e15a5390511abf41afafb51556f
SHA1: 8490dda666015a0b5715a38eb99d933a77e0ce9e
SHA256: 8392f6a1381d6c42218ab680ad13a7783c373fee19ae15a080eeff07a5455e87
SHA512: 555a7ec523b9fe5b667d2865ae81f59edffb98d5a3226a4dae129a135bc85e764f9828c61f082f7d4de2a60d26ca85fe8605d4ba763692287c381398598a0bc2
Description: Unity session, previous ubuntu default experience.
Description-md5: 357be4a1e896419cfb54af3f67c8d356