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

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "xwayland" package

This is a short guide on how to install xwayland on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


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

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


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

Package: xwayland
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:23.2.4-1build1
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2303
Depends: xserver-common, libc6 (>= 2.38), libdecor-0-0 (>= 0.1.0), libdrm2 (>= 2.4.109), libepoxy0 (>= 1.5.4), libgbm1 (>= 21.3.0~rc1), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.10.0), libgl1, libpixman-1-0 (>= 0.30.0), libtirpc3 (>= 1.0.2), libwayland-client0 (>= 1.20.0), libxau6 (>= 1:1.0.9), libxcvt0 (>= 0.1.0), libxdmcp6, libxfont2 (>= 1:2.0.1), libxshmfence1
Filename: pool/main/x/xwayland/xwayland_23.2.4-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 944810
MD5sum: d19363d051831631014d14d3b055ac63
SHA1: 621bc6048d3d122a92ad8403b3023c1fa9449424
SHA256: 30e65c921279c0545f55b3a07166e79ab14ef99a00374c5f47444c6b4721c3e2
SHA512: 66a7fedc3cdeb4077571fb100934f7a3d43022676d0612b35e2d047d6778e1f251e3e54e44551cf377c79da7ccc9807c6f5916c9fa8eeac606325f504cd60f50
Homepage: https://www.x.org/
Description: X server for running X clients under Wayland
Description-md5: 46119f00e9401992b76d381dca9d3438
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, ubuntustudio-desktop, edubuntu-desktop-gnome-minimal, edubuntu-desktop-gnome, edubuntu-desktop-gnome-raspi