How to Install and Uninstall gnome-session Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: April 25,2024

You can also install and uninstall the gnome-session on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "gnome-session" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install gnome-session on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "gnome-session" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall gnome-session on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                gnome-session
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gnome-session package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: gnome-session
Architecture: all
Version: 42.0-1ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/gnome
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 136
Provides: x-session-manager
Depends: gnome-session-bin (<< 43~), gnome-session-bin (>= 42.0-1ubuntu2), gnome-session-common (= 42.0-1ubuntu2), gnome-settings-daemon (>= 3.37.0), gnome-shell (>= 3.37.91), xwayland
Suggests: desktop-base, gnome-keyring
Breaks: gnome-initial-setup (<< 3.37.90), gnome-session-bin (<< 3.37.0-2~), ubuntu-session (<= 3.29.90-1ubuntu1)
Replaces: gnome-session-bin (<< 3.37.0-2~), ubuntu-session (<= 3.29.90-1ubuntu1)
Filename: pool/universe/g/gnome-session/gnome-session_42.0-1ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 15190
MD5sum: 61bdf211db197e3d82276eab6a0506d8
SHA1: 1c9ef055ff9360c3362f4fbbb03b3a4d46a6efd2
SHA256: fbd541fcd8ae9790d90b620e5d03b27cc8e31a967e9af2af53e92130e6922f0e
SHA512: 3a6cff232487e4bd418dafdfcec4d62b07ba7bd3ed8d949a54786aab5db9978b50107405bb2b2bf899f236bd516e5f1a0b8263a8a43cd21c306846f5d8eed6fa
Description: GNOME Session Manager - GNOME 3 session
Description-md5: 7cfb8372c3ddbf9bd501f540d336a524