How to Install and Uninstall xinit Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: November 07,2024

1. Install "xinit" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                xinit
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "xinit" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall xinit on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


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

Package: xinit
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.4.1-0ubuntu4
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 62
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libx11-6, coreutils (>= 7.4-1), x11-common, xauth
Recommends: xserver-xorg | xserver, gnome-terminal | xterm | x-session-manager | x-window-manager | x-terminal-emulator
Filename: pool/main/x/xinit/xinit_1.4.1-0ubuntu4_amd64.deb
Size: 17990
MD5sum: 298635bae348c9d87ee48896f12e32df
SHA1: 6c1799333f59cdba08c2c48825fbb7ed4f6b6d76
SHA256: 6ec8686b82c8fad02bf0a3d3aef73d47e427bd1ae74b314015eb7cd0ec5110bb
SHA512: 0328c391a781dbe018005380ec65364ed2ed28aed40454432fccba9048cde265c4248a631a9a1316dcfe93953d9404bf331807cd66ba2190bab0d875709e73ae
Description: X server initialisation tool
Description-md5: d1a59408a40e4b7d5f1e952907662c93
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-minimal, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi, ubuntu-unity-desktop, edubuntu-desktop-gnome-minimal, edubuntu-desktop-gnome-raspi, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-minimal, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-raspi