How to Install and Uninstall task-desktop Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 02,2024

You can also install and uninstall the task-desktop 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 "task-desktop" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install task-desktop on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "task-desktop" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall task-desktop on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


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

Package: task-desktop
Architecture: all
Version: 3.68ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Source: tasksel
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Install System Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 6
Depends: tasksel (= 3.68ubuntu2), xorg, xserver-xorg-video-all, xserver-xorg-input-all, desktop-base
Recommends: task-gnome-desktop | task-xfce-desktop | task-kde-desktop | task-lxde-desktop | task-gnome-flashback-desktop | task-cinnamon-desktop | task-mate-desktop | task-lxqt-desktop, xdg-utils, fonts-symbola, avahi-daemon, libnss-mdns, anacron, eject, iw, alsa-utils, sudo, firefox | firefox-esr
Filename: pool/universe/t/tasksel/task-desktop_3.68ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 886
MD5sum: 77dbdce14775a2c2bf6d6a391600388d
SHA1: 795acecd421e3b4bb826641235070fb609f8ec25
SHA256: 4683885ccbb12c5e79df56f8d60dd4dd2a987a06aa99dc6c6dd502f48068d7da
SHA512: 0e0845a2c47223c9d6098e50c214cf9c21850066f482770dc3dc74bb3cb67f3fc108049fe035f04e80773cf4e762c0806eb8bef2d88f0a4b67bcd37b9a21ddbc
Description: Debian desktop environment
Description-md5: 17cb4a1ed6025b48045cc576bf52317c