How to Install and Uninstall unity-session Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: November 07,2024

1. Install "unity-session" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install unity-session on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "unity-session" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall unity-session on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the unity-session package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: unity-session
Architecture: all
Version: 3.38.0-1ubuntu1
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: 78
Provides: x-session-manager
Depends: dbus-user-session, gnome-session-bin (<< 3.39), gnome-session-bin (>= 3.38.0-1ubuntu1), gnome-session-common (= 3.38.0-1ubuntu1), 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_3.38.0-1ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 6768
MD5sum: 23a0bc4922283fb6b70eaedfc513b615
SHA1: becacab8d30e6fd153ffd81a8c2b72dfe68fbbc0
SHA256: 4df8c3ce5ab79d2406fd49f4cacd2c798beebabe355fe5380c4ba05aeff291e5
SHA512: 329a4723975feb718fb67d02307569553bd3ed9553a007c7350a0c789fb29ccd70d9c5c4029eccb2be10e05e9c99b1029e336583651d34fd271d57b77335530b
Description-en: Unity session, previous ubuntu default experience.
This package contains the required components for the Unity session.
It can be started from a display manager such as LightDM.
Description-md5: 357be4a1e896419cfb54af3f67c8d356