How to Install and Uninstall desktop-base Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "desktop-base" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install desktop-base on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                desktop-base
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "desktop-base" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall desktop-base on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                desktop-base
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the desktop-base package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: desktop-base
Architecture: all
Version: 12.0.6+nmu1ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Desktop Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 19664
Depends: librsvg2-common, fonts-quicksand
Recommends: plymouth-label
Suggests: gnome | kde-standard | xfce4 | wmaker
Filename: pool/universe/d/desktop-base/desktop-base_12.0.6+nmu1ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 7724786
MD5sum: ee826a7d2e4941c785f3a78b323c1cdd
SHA1: 98fdffa10c63dbc4b280a78d03e67c17a2bab2fe
SHA256: ee1f94df797b697e6d0f85fde23dd9f6b1ff3b731a4e030e19840e48fe64ff7c
SHA512: ed39fbfe9a45210bcfe09e0b7e0ac57daed32918885910b6335fd224d6ac23bf8e9ec58c5377a2e02ebb2929a3dc0058ca26bea72e191d4b6365d1b2f097322e
Homepage: https://www.debian.org/devel/debian-desktop/
Description: common files for the Debian Desktop
Description-md5: 803a1cfa10c4fe42fa50462e9b011bfb
Task: ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop-minimal, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-minimal, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-raspi