How to Install and Uninstall xorg Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "xorg" package

This is a short guide on how to install xorg on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall xorg on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                xorg
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xorg package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: xorg
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:7.7+19ubuntu7.1
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu X-SWAT
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 56
Provides: x-window-system, x-window-system-core
Depends: xserver-xorg (>= 1:7.7+19ubuntu7.1), libgl1-mesa-glx | libgl1, libgl1-mesa-dri, libglu1-mesa, xfonts-base (>= 1:1.0.0-1), x11-apps, x11-session-utils, x11-utils, x11-xkb-utils, x11-xserver-utils, xauth, xinit, xfonts-utils, xkb-data, xorg-docs-core, gnome-terminal | xterm | x-terminal-emulator, xinput
Recommends: xfonts-scalable (>= 1:1.0.0-1)
Suggests: xorg-docs, xfonts-100dpi (>= 1:1.0.0-1), xfonts-75dpi (>= 1:1.0.0-1), x11-xfs-utils
Filename: pool/main/x/xorg/xorg_7.7+19ubuntu7.1_amd64.deb
Size: 3076
MD5sum: ce1ca524f7f27884bc0185dc38f0b3da
SHA1: e019a4a563c49b79b533010d5bae03e6b6bc6952
SHA256: 19c45c7883e7197ebccb34f006598d3599a1508c6759a978cfe4496feaf1ade7
SHA512: 2e645c406105631dc29b3db90c444746e4763993dd5a71fba1e30ca7a471fd9bf1775ad7b8ba00ffe9c5c07ff01a01dc5c0e8a451c2bc58c361a596e07f64333
Homepage: http://www.x.org/
Description: X.Org X Window System
Description-md5: f5abde5fb283cb96048a3d3a5fe06e17
Task: ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 5y

Package: xorg
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:7.7+19ubuntu7
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu X-SWAT
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 55
Provides: x-window-system, x-window-system-core
Depends: xserver-xorg (>= 1:7.7+19ubuntu7), libgl1-mesa-glx | libgl1, libgl1-mesa-dri, libglu1-mesa, xfonts-base (>= 1:1.0.0-1), x11-apps, x11-session-utils, x11-utils, x11-xkb-utils, x11-xserver-utils, xauth, xinit, xfonts-utils, xkb-data, xorg-docs-core, gnome-terminal | xterm | x-terminal-emulator, xinput
Recommends: xfonts-scalable (>= 1:1.0.0-1)
Suggests: xorg-docs, xfonts-100dpi (>= 1:1.0.0-1), xfonts-75dpi (>= 1:1.0.0-1), x11-xfs-utils
Filename: pool/main/x/xorg/xorg_7.7+19ubuntu7_amd64.deb
Size: 3080
MD5sum: d92b4a3bbbdb7da7909ddc1fc1142bf9
SHA1: c52c1e5f78354c004bb266369474b2e8392019da
SHA256: 4a04b09ed278343746b6cd54b9530c9521d9a9973ce5c05c21cf0e5333ea6145
Homepage: http://www.x.org/
Description: X.Org X Window System
Description-md5: f5abde5fb283cb96048a3d3a5fe06e17
Task: ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 5y