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

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "xserver-xorg-legacy" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install xserver-xorg-legacy on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                xserver-xorg-legacy
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "xserver-xorg-legacy" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall xserver-xorg-legacy on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


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

Package: xserver-xorg-legacy
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.11
Priority: extra
Section: x11
Source: xorg-server
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu X-SWAT
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 262
Depends: xserver-common (>= 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.11), libc6 (>= 2.3.4), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Breaks: x11-common (<< 1:7.7+10~), xserver-xorg-core (<< 2:1.17.2-3~)
Replaces: x11-common (<< 1:7.7+10~), xserver-xorg-core (<< 2:1.17.2-3~)
Filename: pool/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-legacy_1.19.6-1ubuntu4.11_amd64.deb
Size: 32468
MD5sum: 452cd7392140947e1144703d774fc403
SHA1: f416649512c130f42ac0f674f3879b03d2cf207d
SHA256: 4349e22967fc7b92e7bff3501687a68fa98e702305bcb55b9a8552c0b4612a83
SHA512: 5c80714038ba9d21dff26b6f4660afc97516b41b95abd398e160886c760fffc1316a9fad18d8a6ddf01dc205829c7a4a7755b52e9c9ac12a87aa2bcd2b2ef3e1
Homepage: https://www.x.org/
Description: setuid root Xorg server wrapper
Description-md5: a49fa8443df84effdf1fd36e26ad0f94
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: xserver-xorg-legacy
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4
Priority: extra
Section: x11
Source: xorg-server
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu X-SWAT
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 261
Depends: xserver-common (>= 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4), libc6 (>= 2.3.4), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Breaks: x11-common (<< 1:7.7+10~), xserver-xorg-core (<< 2:1.17.2-3~)
Replaces: x11-common (<< 1:7.7+10~), xserver-xorg-core (<< 2:1.17.2-3~)
Filename: pool/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-legacy_1.19.6-1ubuntu4_amd64.deb
Size: 32704
MD5sum: 4695d0f3ea1a4340308c5bd610ba3873
SHA1: bcaa537cdaf62d61c415d1e6b0ab1dd8a9df24c5
SHA256: 5c98589987ceff405ecbda300f6a7b141d937e04206c8b3c321797fdc3fd485d
Homepage: https://www.x.org/
Description: setuid root Xorg server wrapper
Description-md5: a49fa8443df84effdf1fd36e26ad0f94
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