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

Last updated: May 03,2024

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

Please follow the instructions below to install xnest 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 "xnest" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall xnest 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 xnest package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: xnest
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:21.1.4-2ubuntu1.7~22.04.8
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Source: xorg-server
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu X-SWAT
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1802
Provides: xserver
Depends: xserver-common (>= 2:21.1.4-2ubuntu1.7~22.04.8), libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libbsd0 (>= 0.7.0), libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.9.0), libpixman-1-0 (>= 0.13.2), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~), libsystemd0, libunwind8, libx11-6, libxau6 (>= 1:1.0.9), libxdmcp6, libxext6, libxfont2 (>= 1:2.0.1)
Recommends: libgl1-mesa-dri (>= 7.1~rc1)
Filename: pool/universe/x/xorg-server/xnest_21.1.4-2ubuntu1.7~22.04.8_amd64.deb
Size: 711484
MD5sum: d350aabbfcb4326f7782f73fec13897e
SHA1: 7033cf2ab41d08b2c5ddafa08561c9ba01b97266
SHA256: 37acc48b8e07dee07457d04e88efdd6d0ff419b7f183adedd969d46bfb6449da
SHA512: 0974a5ba6f402040ab3df9a55fab1dad882a48da9a3c8d401fb40040b53897b505b52920931e34f5c5264fe6be687f8af2c030c0377159d2f9bd39f0da90fef0
Homepage: https://www.x.org/
Description: Nested X server
Description-md5: 8fb9e95ed5f9c018992a8cdc83935474

Package: xnest
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:21.1.3-2ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Source: xorg-server
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu X-SWAT
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1800
Provides: xserver
Depends: xserver-common (>= 2:21.1.3-2ubuntu2), libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libbsd0 (>= 0.7.0), libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.9.0), libpixman-1-0 (>= 0.13.2), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~), libsystemd0, libunwind8, libx11-6, libxau6 (>= 1:1.0.9), libxdmcp6, libxext6, libxfont2 (>= 1:2.0.1)
Recommends: libgl1-mesa-dri (>= 7.1~rc1)
Filename: pool/universe/x/xorg-server/xnest_21.1.3-2ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 709714
MD5sum: 35acc16b5135d639bae8900aa423d321
SHA1: 94e3d1882dd1eb451e9e63cb1456bb4347742bc3
SHA256: 9447bb4dcc4ca56950a74963f7a051b64b3bea89900a97359d2416c1a33a3a89
SHA512: e9663fe782375bc9b151554b38c33862690dd165349a5d172dd1f25968f5cc19b61893ef1c91c0cc21a78dd2d9b6fd839838f01e5cc46bde8e0bc70f1dadd556
Homepage: https://www.x.org/
Description: Nested X server
Description-md5: 8fb9e95ed5f9c018992a8cdc83935474