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

Last updated: November 25,2024

You can also install and uninstall the unity-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 "unity-session" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "unity-session" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall unity-session 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 unity-session package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: unity-session
Architecture: all
Version: 42.0-1ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/gnome
Source: gnome-session
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 81
Provides: x-session-manager
Depends: dbus-user-session, gnome-session-bin (<< 43~), gnome-session-bin (>= 42.0-1ubuntu2), gnome-session-common (= 42.0-1ubuntu2), systemd (>= 231-9git1~), unity, unity-settings-daemon
Recommends: gtk3-nocsd, rhythmbox-plugin-zeitgeist, session-migration, thunderbird-gnome-support, zeitgeist-datahub
Breaks: gnome-session-bin (<< 3.37.0-2ubuntu1~), hud (<< 14.10+17.10.20170619), unity (<< 7.5.0+17.10.20170619), unity-gtk-module (<< 0.0.0+17.04.20170918), unity-settings-daemon (<< 15.04.1+17.04.20170619)
Replaces: gnome-session-bin (<< 3.37.0-2ubuntu1~), ubuntu-session (<< 3.24.1-0ubuntu2)
Filename: pool/universe/g/gnome-session/unity-session_42.0-1ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 6878
MD5sum: 319f3e15a5390511abf41afafb51556f
SHA1: 8490dda666015a0b5715a38eb99d933a77e0ce9e
SHA256: 8392f6a1381d6c42218ab680ad13a7783c373fee19ae15a080eeff07a5455e87
SHA512: 555a7ec523b9fe5b667d2865ae81f59edffb98d5a3226a4dae129a135bc85e764f9828c61f082f7d4de2a60d26ca85fe8605d4ba763692287c381398598a0bc2
Description: Unity session, previous ubuntu default experience.
Description-md5: 357be4a1e896419cfb54af3f67c8d356