How to Install and Uninstall xserver-xorg-hwe-18.04 Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "xserver-xorg-hwe-18.04" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install xserver-xorg-hwe-18.04 on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "xserver-xorg-hwe-18.04" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall xserver-xorg-hwe-18.04 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 xserver-xorg-hwe-18.04 package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: xserver-xorg-hwe-18.04
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3:14.6
Priority: extra
Section: universe/oldlibs
Source: xorg-lts-transitional
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu X-SWAT
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 9
Depends: xserver-xorg
Filename: pool/universe/x/xorg-lts-transitional/xserver-xorg-hwe-18.04_14.6_amd64.deb
Size: 2004
MD5sum: c4f544f3d1e63dde8bd9741b16958733
SHA1: 4a6368b117f80970c1720f741daa37ff7c914a17
SHA256: fee687f243bfeb656801c2730c313a3596d627a6b310bae316e6411e9d08732d
SHA512: ec67046729612d0a8dd6aba34bafef7b8f95f78ee1de3ad1b017a1257fae7cc78a6fafb9acba90ba0fa9297dbcee056464233dcc4fa86992de45fae711a11f50
Description-en: Transitional package for xserver-xorg-hwe-18.04
This is used for upgrading from 16.04 to 18.04.
Description-md5: 2084bedd24ff177f4adb71003dfed743