How to Install and Uninstall xserver-xorg Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "xserver-xorg" package

This guide let you learn how to install xserver-xorg on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall xserver-xorg on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


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

Package: xserver-xorg
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:7.7+22ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Source: xorg
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu X-SWAT
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 365
Provides: xserver
Depends: xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.17.2-2), xserver-xorg-input-all | xorg-driver-input, xkb-data (>= 1.4), x11-xkb-utils, python3-apport
Recommends: libgl1-mesa-dri, mesa-vulkan-drivers, xserver-xorg-legacy, xserver-xorg-video-all
Filename: pool/main/x/xorg/xserver-xorg_7.7+22ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 66682
MD5sum: 705caa6fa19cdb76202239e694360713
SHA1: 4db69f43b951cbdf995451bc72066358e27b6f83
SHA256: fc0e703f9e268f718e64b6ac83d6ab8b3e4f70260a2e08792d8fe1cd66b93e67
SHA512: 59131fa53af8d71fbe778066ad2bf6257bff86cd976decab711d890aca009f4e2298ae8092f1bc18c5b94d8ffee5d46a285db290d5a74cbb0ab4ba62e75f0949
Homepage: https://www.x.org/
Description-en: X.Org X server
This package depends on the full suite of the server and drivers for the
X.Org X server. It does not provide the actual server itself.
Description-md5: 3d8c1d268e8af6b69f54d86fbd5a3939
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