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

Last updated: November 26,2024

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

Please follow the steps below to install xidle 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 "xidle" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall xidle on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


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

Package: xidle
Architecture: amd64
Version: 20200802
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Thorsten Glaser
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 39
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libx11-6, libxss1
Filename: pool/universe/x/xidle/xidle_20200802_amd64.deb
Size: 10356
MD5sum: bf21e09bc6665eb58cc36f3bff846ce7
SHA1: adac9a825f36bcd80800674b93efec00350d95ec
SHA256: 06647cf2895aaeb41a17a5f195b17555f95674a7e5acfe7db0732a5c6b547fb1
SHA512: 1311e90814f7af78760ab32e8134f9b9e544be55cdefe49e54f24abb5ef624f618d7c7b0fc0c9489bfc6aa56ef0019f609f7c4d716766bb046a69a1d9cfab2ec
Description: run program after inactivity or edge sensitive
Description-md5: 8e3dc2f5ad0175ef54b1f4c7a127d712