How to Install and Uninstall unity-session Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: November 25,2024

1. Install "unity-session" package

Please follow the guidance below to install unity-session on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install unity-session

2. Uninstall "unity-session" package

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

$ sudo apt remove unity-session $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the unity-session package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: unity-session
Architecture: all
Version: 45.0-1ubuntu1
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: 47
Provides: x-session-manager
Depends: dbus-user-session, gnome-session-bin (<< 46~), gnome-session-bin (>= 45.0-1ubuntu1), gnome-session-common (= 45.0-1ubuntu1), 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_45.0-1ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 6928
MD5sum: 8b99a4e963255fe702aad50f24aaa312
SHA1: 5f4f70a7f3ea33e7ea9d07427e2b7cd6dc06784e
SHA256: af8f201cac55fac5cdcefb00b04bb4a1a72d795c14663ad8e059a63eef7d7ee8
SHA512: 7142c737951d204108622b9f31d3e20060b5a12c87bfa97457c004e57fd7070ae6928f1f95e68fd8007b90d36e6ab915ee9b8800e30107435d159bbf44a973b6
Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/SessionManagement
Description: Unity session, previous ubuntu default experience.
Description-md5: 357be4a1e896419cfb54af3f67c8d356
Task: ubuntu-unity-desktop