How to Install and Uninstall desktop-base Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "desktop-base" package

This tutorial shows how to install desktop-base on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                desktop-base
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "desktop-base" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall desktop-base on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                desktop-base
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the desktop-base package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: desktop-base
Architecture: all
Version: 10.0.3ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Desktop Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 10865
Depends: librsvg2-common, fonts-quicksand
Recommends: plymouth-label
Suggests: gnome | kde-standard | xfce4 | wmaker
Filename: pool/universe/d/desktop-base/desktop-base_10.0.3ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 3040760
MD5sum: 5389e9d6ab14855a826baffef4ebf98d
SHA1: f71093c53900fecee73ed49bfa511e368729fd87
SHA256: bd7b6301d630785a60961386da629b10e0a01dd33ccf93410a9f26e34e9fec5e
SHA512: 58bf0dbefb7a2d3d261fbaa17cc4d4b0a055557eff3a4ba882b1872d5fca4fe38c59d0a31f1c60ec00c92b1c243355ba3b04d45542d5fe62df99df4d0350e89c
Homepage: https://www.debian.org/devel/debian-desktop/
Description-en: common files for the Debian Desktop
This package contains various miscellaneous files which are used by
Debian Desktop installations. Currently, it provides some
Debian-related artwork and themes, .desktop files containing links to
Debian related material (suitable for placement on a user's desktop),
and other common files between the available desktop environments
such as GNOME and KDE.
Description-md5: 803a1cfa10c4fe42fa50462e9b011bfb
Task: ubuntukylin-desktop