How to Install and Uninstall ubuntu-gnome-desktop Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 03,2024

1. Install "ubuntu-gnome-desktop" package

Please follow the instructions below to install ubuntu-gnome-desktop on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ubuntu-gnome-desktop
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ubuntu-gnome-desktop" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall ubuntu-gnome-desktop on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                ubuntu-gnome-desktop
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ubuntu-gnome-desktop package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: ubuntu-gnome-desktop
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.89
Priority: optional
Section: universe/metapackages
Source: ubuntu-gnome-meta
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu GNOME Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 13
Depends: ubuntu-desktop, gnome-session
Filename: pool/universe/u/ubuntu-gnome-meta/ubuntu-gnome-desktop_0.89_amd64.deb
Size: 2960
MD5sum: ad2332bb1d561137aa012e00acad93ce
SHA1: 4c610f8432333ea82ec65316277b0cb00444a6c9
SHA256: 6d867b7e1fd92f5a98c0eb0191244a26ead2cafea64ece0bd51fc6624193c751
SHA512: 8e7f288e04b990a32474985472ae69f214f038ac7eea869047fd5eb579c23716273e7da25f58f5aa8ad54aa8ce59c636269f00d1967fa50aa661b8993a70426d
Description-en: The Ubuntu desktop system (transitional package)
This package depends on all of the packages in the Ubuntu desktop system.
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Before Ubuntu 17.10, this was the metapackage for the Ubuntu GNOME flavor.
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Install vanilla-gnome-desktop instead if you prefer a full GNOME desktop
with minimal Ubuntu branding.
Description-md5: 59d0b504eddb4a1a382f39dcfed2543c