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

Last updated: May 10,2024

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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install xserver-xorg on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                xserver-xorg
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "xserver-xorg" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall xserver-xorg on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


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

Package: xserver-xorg
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:7.7+23ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Source: xorg
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu X-SWAT
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 366
Provides: xserver
Depends: xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.17.2-2), xserver-xorg-input-all | xorg-driver-input, xkb-data (>= 1.4), x11-xkb-utils, python3-apport
Recommends: libgl1-mesa-dri, mesa-vulkan-drivers, xserver-xorg-legacy, xserver-xorg-video-all
Filename: pool/main/x/xorg/xserver-xorg_7.7+23ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 66688
MD5sum: 3c0dd779de424e637319242e7a191132
SHA1: ce739e701bf660315be4501d370d0d5c028e5c6f
SHA256: cb570148c58b413fcee81ff22dc50a1c00c8125aa63f62df2e532b0f691e6f59
SHA512: 603025e5d57c0e8d538b95e9c582fdcd75a18de0ad74467c529be200531db96f83c687c56741d787ab1a52bcd298570956b5215446385e9aa3e4e08129775e0b
Homepage: https://www.x.org/
Description: X.Org X server
Description-md5: 3d8c1d268e8af6b69f54d86fbd5a3939
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