How to Install and Uninstall unclutter Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 26,2024

You can also install and uninstall the unclutter 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 "unclutter" package

This guide let you learn how to install unclutter on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                unclutter
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "unclutter" package

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


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

Package: unclutter
Architecture: amd64
Version: 8-25
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Axel Beckert
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 46
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libx11-6
Recommends: unclutter-startup
Filename: pool/universe/u/unclutter/unclutter_8-25_amd64.deb
Size: 13400
MD5sum: 1a4b7444ee11f96c3ac1b4538a231597
SHA1: b6f6759f5c289771661162eb1dc9f9111d31d831
SHA256: 899d8776a83db6e73f0d88d4aa6fd45adb6289af9cae6c3871bb002f5b2ff4d6
SHA512: a7221734560abc82f40d590202651fcc6dd67588dddd1de82963119d0bfd19ecba602ed1468365550a6521ea28ac963c5cfff2e7e11c64a197c3ff7423eb09e2
Homepage: https://web.archive.org/web/20151129214845/http://ftp.x.org/contrib/utilities/
Description: hides the mouse cursor in X after a period of inactivity
Description-md5: 36c3c874461f81c17f342795f48a80bb