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

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "xserver-xorg-legacy" package

This guide let you learn how to install xserver-xorg-legacy on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall xserver-xorg-legacy on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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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 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: xserver-xorg-legacy
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:1.20.9-2ubuntu1.3
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: 270
Depends: xserver-common (>= 2:1.20.9-2ubuntu1.3), 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_1.20.9-2ubuntu1.3_amd64.deb
Size: 32592
MD5sum: 82a2f83bde08f7ec23b22824c00af540
SHA1: 61ba5490a29acc62f91fdd54c14e7ed15f157291
SHA256: 10258b7253a817e50f6aea3ad16ddd5905bfcb97af72bd8ae5cccd5c21632dc1
SHA512: 9c24f62598d4fca6df0c3ad0660c0b569b9d9fbcaaff93c03ed94dbde043bdba5f047c9036a576042144d83554bc9d8e9bb695b5dd4428079c15ef58a9cbe30c
Homepage: https://www.x.org/
Description-en: setuid root Xorg server wrapper
This package provides a wrapper for the Xorg X server, which is
necessary for legacy drivers and non-Linux kernels.
Description-md5: a49fa8443df84effdf1fd36e26ad0f94
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

Package: xserver-xorg-legacy
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:1.20.9-2ubuntu1
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: 269
Depends: xserver-common (>= 2:1.20.9-2ubuntu1), 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_1.20.9-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 32444
MD5sum: 8d1838d38270f43893c8eec4418097cd
SHA1: 34736d738a467a3c0f872f80b337552128816504
SHA256: c2c86b5b14c534a8469ad1e4c3aedc36b1625e2d363b111d32e74fdf5e81fb4b
SHA512: 5da4551c6fe2488d58621890b89cfd56e5c753467ccbc3425d04b46b7aeb2b47c325cc1246ab721ecff3274422ee8d18f213eb085c4c8081b57c50340b961d68
Homepage: https://www.x.org/
Description-en: setuid root Xorg server wrapper
This package provides a wrapper for the Xorg X server, which is
necessary for legacy drivers and non-Linux kernels.
Description-md5: a49fa8443df84effdf1fd36e26ad0f94
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