How to Install and Uninstall xserver-xorg Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "xserver-xorg" package

Please follow the instructions below to install xserver-xorg on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall xserver-xorg on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


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

Package: xserver-xorg
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:7.7+19ubuntu15
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Source: xorg
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu X-SWAT
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 411
Provides: xserver
Depends: xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.17.2-2), xserver-xorg-input-all | xorg-driver-input, xkb-data (>= 1.4), x11-xkb-utils, python3-apport
Recommends: libgl1-mesa-dri, mesa-vulkan-drivers, xserver-xorg-legacy, xserver-xorg-video-all
Breaks: xdiagnose (<< 3.8.8)
Replaces: xdiagnose (<< 3.8.8)
Filename: pool/main/x/xorg/xserver-xorg_7.7+19ubuntu15_amd64.deb
Size: 65180
MD5sum: c5ed87899be2ec96c0d4139fdfeaf393
SHA1: 08758590e01d4910b64837d2a24c8db808287ad4
SHA256: 46d5467110d38e20d87ba60ccc5deee6f2ee8d536c1f01d675fb79b2e0b52d18
SHA512: fe2158b0c9a500d400d4752bb1a10d82fa51a5ea79d243f795137eab416b6a8bc1a6829fd5530d5ec0d3349e759fdca5340c21e9e1b2c4229f2445c9a2f9ced2
Homepage: http://www.x.org/
Description-en: X.Org X server
This package depends on the full suite of the server and drivers for the
X.Org X server. It does not provide the actual server itself.
Description-md5: 3d8c1d268e8af6b69f54d86fbd5a3939
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop