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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "xserver-xorg-legacy" package

Please follow the instructions below to install xserver-xorg-legacy on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall xserver-xorg-legacy on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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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 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: xserver-xorg-legacy
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:1.20.13-1ubuntu1
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 (>= 2:1.20.13-1ubuntu1), libc6 (>= 2.33), 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_1.20.13-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 34186
MD5sum: 883b592c512ddf3a475cdd5529870891
SHA1: c929829383ddfd2b193ec40be1da24097c8c53d5
SHA256: 2bf682ef5f9648a7d5a326a553b139f304632fc0ee04c91f56e2b82c2862e08b
SHA512: 0851785615a6a0b4813a315d3633ee8a3e6dcee72f94d530cd0e087ca190e421645d53322449f312abe8fd152e2b992c9a0a35a79b9f4059e6dacbcab62da3cb
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, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi