How to Install and Uninstall xinit Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "xinit" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install xinit on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                xinit
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "xinit" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall xinit on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                xinit
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xinit package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: xinit
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.4.1-0ubuntu3
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 61
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libx11-6, coreutils (>= 7.4-1), x11-common, xauth
Recommends: xserver-xorg | xserver, gnome-terminal | xterm | x-session-manager | x-window-manager | x-terminal-emulator
Filename: pool/main/x/xinit/xinit_1.4.1-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 18058
MD5sum: 4328e033a20fb35468a86ae1052a3376
SHA1: 219aec2c773f48982af6afa249f337c93056233e
SHA256: ae6d9138a91d56996a54fd4d102d3e1e38ea1df756311aecb0d4e743e5c4d51a
SHA512: b46c2e191a3936d7c54c42ba0a7aff164e23011fa9d855494a577ec878510f863bf1d7f9506a1a121416cd506961b8fcd431146c6f5062be1da82b039ac08d9a
Description-en: X server initialisation tool
xinit and startx are programs which facilitate starting an X server, and
loading a base X session.
Description-md5: d1a59408a40e4b7d5f1e952907662c93
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, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi