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

Last updated: December 23,2024

You can also install and uninstall the gnome-settings-daemon 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-settings-daemon" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install gnome-settings-daemon on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "gnome-settings-daemon" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall gnome-settings-daemon on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


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

Package: gnome-settings-daemon
Architecture: amd64
Version: 42.1-1ubuntu2.2
Priority: extra
Section: gnome
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Desktop Team
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1332
Depends: gnome-settings-daemon-common (= 42.1-1ubuntu2.2), gsettings-desktop-schemas (>= 42~), default-logind | logind, libaccountsservice0 (>= 0.6.40), libasound2 (>= 1.0.16), libc6 (>= 2.34), libcairo2 (>= 1.2.4), libcanberra-gtk3-0 (>= 0.25), libcanberra0 (>= 0.16), libcolord2 (>= 1.4.5), libcups2 (>= 1.6.0), libfontconfig1 (>= 2.12.6), libgck-1-0 (>= 3.2.2), libgcr-base-3-1 (>= 3.8.0), libgeoclue-2-0 (>= 2.4.0), libgeocode-glib0 (>= 3.10.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.59.0), libgnome-desktop-3-19 (>= 3.37.90.1), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.21.5), libgudev-1.0-0 (>= 146), libgweather-3-16 (>= 40.0), liblcms2-2 (>= 2.2+git20110628), libmm-glib0 (>= 1.0), libnm0 (>= 1.0.0), libnotify4 (>= 0.7.3), libp11-kit0 (>= 0.23.18.1), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpangocairo-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpolkit-gobject-1-0 (>= 0.99), libpulse-mainloop-glib0 (>= 12.99.3), libpulse0 (>= 12.99.3), libupower-glib3 (>= 0.99.12), libwacom9 (>= 2.0.0), libwayland-client0 (>= 1.0.2), libx11-6, libxext6, libxfixes3 (>= 1:6.0.0), libxi6 (>= 2:1.2.99.4)
Recommends: iio-sensor-proxy, pulseaudio, x11-xserver-utils
Suggests: usbguard
Breaks: afterstep (<< 2.2.12-11.1~), budgie-core (<< 10.4+git20171031.10.g9f71bb8-1.2~), cairo-dock (<< 3.4.1-1.2~), evolution (<< 3.37.3~), gdm3 (<< 3.37.0), gnome-control-center (<< 1:3.25.91), gnome-initial-setup (<< 3.27), gnome-session (<< 3.37.0), gnome-session-flashback (<< 3.26.0-3~), gnome-shell (<< 3.37.90), gnome-shell-extensions (<< 3.27), libgtk-3-0 (<< 3.24.23~), libgtk-4-0 (<< 3.99.1~), libmutter-6-0 (<< 3.37), libmutter-7-0 (<< 3.39), openbox-gnome-session (<< 3.6.1-7~), xmonad (<< 0.13-7~)
Filename: pool/main/g/gnome-settings-daemon/gnome-settings-daemon_42.1-1ubuntu2.2_amd64.deb
Size: 328708
MD5sum: 673b779f1fcda30513690601384d58a5
SHA1: ad1cfe0c11e9049aea539df21a6c8d87715b7c13
SHA256: 8b87b2ccec10f42c0e0b888a94621cc5881cbc2f087707b78f9da6fb8aaf47c9
SHA512: 2f4df28d185c40152e7edb2e7c0a3902ca4c04615683038804a7a23a13932072d9f56e6189da12a22e5e1c7e4953712c82d1ca4d38f0a73227be188ccff027a4
Description: daemon handling the GNOME session settings
Description-md5: 31f06b20f036e71da14412083d98ad89
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi

Package: gnome-settings-daemon
Architecture: amd64
Version: 42.1-1ubuntu2
Priority: extra
Section: gnome
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Desktop Team
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1332
Depends: gnome-settings-daemon-common (= 42.1-1ubuntu2), gsettings-desktop-schemas (>= 42~), default-logind | logind, libaccountsservice0 (>= 0.6.40), libasound2 (>= 1.0.16), libc6 (>= 2.34), libcairo2 (>= 1.2.4), libcanberra-gtk3-0 (>= 0.25), libcanberra0 (>= 0.16), libcolord2 (>= 1.4.5), libcups2 (>= 1.6.0), libfontconfig1 (>= 2.12.6), libgck-1-0 (>= 3.2.2), libgcr-base-3-1 (>= 3.8.0), libgeoclue-2-0 (>= 2.4.0), libgeocode-glib0 (>= 3.10.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.59.0), libgnome-desktop-3-19 (>= 3.37.90.1), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.21.5), libgudev-1.0-0 (>= 146), libgweather-3-16 (>= 40.0), liblcms2-2 (>= 2.2+git20110628), libmm-glib0 (>= 1.0), libnm0 (>= 1.0.0), libnotify4 (>= 0.7.3), libp11-kit0 (>= 0.23.18.1), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpangocairo-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpolkit-gobject-1-0 (>= 0.99), libpulse-mainloop-glib0 (>= 12.99.3), libpulse0 (>= 12.99.3), libupower-glib3 (>= 0.99.12), libwacom9 (>= 2.0.0), libwayland-client0 (>= 1.0.2), libx11-6, libxext6, libxfixes3 (>= 1:6.0.0), libxi6 (>= 2:1.2.99.4)
Recommends: iio-sensor-proxy, pulseaudio, x11-xserver-utils
Suggests: usbguard
Breaks: afterstep (<< 2.2.12-11.1~), budgie-core (<< 10.4+git20171031.10.g9f71bb8-1.2~), cairo-dock (<< 3.4.1-1.2~), evolution (<< 3.37.3~), gdm3 (<< 3.37.0), gnome-control-center (<< 1:3.25.91), gnome-initial-setup (<< 3.27), gnome-session (<< 3.37.0), gnome-session-flashback (<< 3.26.0-3~), gnome-shell (<< 3.37.90), gnome-shell-extensions (<< 3.27), libgtk-3-0 (<< 3.24.23~), libgtk-4-0 (<< 3.99.1~), libmutter-6-0 (<< 3.37), libmutter-7-0 (<< 3.39), openbox-gnome-session (<< 3.6.1-7~), xmonad (<< 0.13-7~)
Filename: pool/main/g/gnome-settings-daemon/gnome-settings-daemon_42.1-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 329236
MD5sum: fc78693c188a59e7631bda21b8afbcc4
SHA1: 7ac994048f096370f04d2e31e3bfd3cf38d959ee
SHA256: 1450fa28d4d703c3e07403eb6727f6fd5d05d09449fc6646ec60e97ffd7cdfc4
SHA512: 111445a1ddd524e30a37bec16149531f9ee654667ce202d4435ae35f7ae0f4d497e3464a524b448707565e000e7258e07a4752ca72b10a5b0ba0b4aa05acfa9b
Description: daemon handling the GNOME session settings
Description-md5: 31f06b20f036e71da14412083d98ad89
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi