How to Install and Uninstall xfce4 Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "xfce4" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install xfce4 on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                xfce4
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "xfce4" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall xfce4 on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                xfce4
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xfce4 package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: xfce4
Architecture: all
Version: 4.14
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Xfce Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 16
Depends: libxfce4ui-utils (>= 4.14), thunar (>= 1.8.9), xfce4-appfinder (>= 4.14.0), xfce4-panel (>= 4.14.0), xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin, xfce4-session (>= 4.14.0), xfce4-settings (>= 4.14.0), xfconf (>= 4.14.0), xfdesktop4 (>= 4.14.0), xfwm4 (>= 4.14.0)
Recommends: desktop-base (>= 5.0.4), tango-icon-theme (>= 0.8.90), thunar-volman (>= 0.9.5), xfce4-notifyd, xorg
Suggests: xfce4-goodies, xfce4-power-manager (>= 1.6.5)
Filename: pool/universe/x/xfce4/xfce4_4.14_all.deb
Size: 4980
MD5sum: 79eab4c89cb99abafa6ae8f936ebc2f1
SHA1: 7b43009322bcb7aa4f62ca23f8d161d2e23f5334
SHA256: 2fec25b1809ae09751c4cd7c1f3ea322bfbbff161449d01bf6d3ed594e2166e9
SHA512: 82c9249461c432b4edb40c06fe78e95c80aa6a9a92d89052160aa3a448eaed87990f973d4b42e63baedce4764a8d88c24afb0cd2bc9ab801e3b3b3e3036361dc
Homepage: https://www.xfce.org/
Description-en: Meta-package for the Xfce Lightweight Desktop Environment
Xfce is a lightweight desktop environment for unix-like operating systems.
It aims to be fast and lightweight, while still being visually appealing and
easy to use. Designed for productivity, it loads and executes applications
fast, while conserving system resources.
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This package is a metapackage; it depends on the core packages of the Xfce4
desktop environment and recommends some extra Xfce4 packages. If you intend
to use Xfce4 and want the full experience then installing this package and the
packages it Recommends is a great place to start.
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If you just want to pick and choose the core components then feel free to
remove this package.
Description-md5: f37cad1cfd292998dfe3779a5a0cee60