How to Install and Uninstall xserver-common Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 22,2024

You can also install and uninstall the xserver-common 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 "xserver-common" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install xserver-common on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "xserver-common" package

Learn how to uninstall xserver-common 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 xserver-common package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: xserver-common
Architecture: all
Version: 2:21.1.4-2ubuntu1.7~22.04.8
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: 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: 242
Depends: x11-common, xkb-data, x11-xkb-utils
Recommends: xfonts-base, xauth
Replaces: xserver-xorg-core (<< 2:1.5.2)
Filename: pool/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-common_21.1.4-2ubuntu1.7~22.04.8_all.deb
Size: 28620
MD5sum: 9baa8f112de849497a4ec3e18adc84fc
SHA1: 0b47aa42150b015cebb5236da3e74f0f987c28ec
SHA256: 6275ba7c5be400284ab6b54c70e2d8b6cb6025f630a082b7245d6f92aaaa9112
SHA512: 2580b6b0a6fbce7c1d62606fa24ad743d8a6d65d257d70330ee5b7bc785968f4a12f19968da3d3e939c02e29228c378b5247fcbdcb969fc698529e423855b0c1
Homepage: https://www.x.org/
Description: common files used by various X servers
Description-md5: be03943b6955ee9fae7163ad516c772f
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi

Package: xserver-common
Architecture: all
Version: 2:21.1.3-2ubuntu2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: 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: 240
Depends: x11-common, xkb-data, x11-xkb-utils
Recommends: xfonts-base, xauth
Replaces: xserver-xorg-core (<< 2:1.5.2)
Filename: pool/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-common_21.1.3-2ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 27518
MD5sum: 57de700400c678062892c03421ded0c6
SHA1: e95b911507bef2c8704ab817fccc3ec3b58dfffc
SHA256: 968bdb060463fa7a17025eea52343d64b4912ababcd15f7df4dee9f5e7f40772
SHA512: aa38a256770e0e77eb6906b1bab55be814b5bc7e7d1bf91af92435c4e726b3285895b23614dca91e7245cb198e6ec5bcff8017b0282d7000ec1039e87aa7fc86
Homepage: https://www.x.org/
Description: common files used by various X servers
Description-md5: be03943b6955ee9fae7163ad516c772f
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi