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

Last updated: December 24,2024

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

Learn how to install xserver-xorg-legacy on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall xserver-xorg-legacy on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


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

Package: xserver-xorg-legacy
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:21.1.4-2ubuntu1.7~22.04.8
Priority: extra
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: 273
Depends: xserver-common (>= 2:21.1.4-2ubuntu1.7~22.04.8), libc6 (>= 2.34), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Breaks: x11-common (<< 1:7.7+10~), xserver-xorg-core (<< 2:1.17.2-3~)
Replaces: x11-common (<< 1:7.7+10~), xserver-xorg-core (<< 2:1.17.2-3~)
Filename: pool/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-legacy_21.1.4-2ubuntu1.7~22.04.8_amd64.deb
Size: 35328
MD5sum: 9d166a517390e75cb50d15ac05b55cde
SHA1: 2936d0e2db2b1d5d706e53aec0ccc6fdf56e83d9
SHA256: 642afbd5221ce81fb5268dcdc4e68e8822552153c9d2cd17a5ac6c4088c52ac0
SHA512: ea3924ff0afd0431f3e807f1fd4e4e8a9c456118bba865589348d512b7b96429378afc28ee6fec21a7246041cc9c89b71f8479c2644c93262b3a5e251f900124
Homepage: https://www.x.org/
Description: setuid root Xorg server wrapper
Description-md5: a49fa8443df84effdf1fd36e26ad0f94
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-xorg-legacy
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:21.1.3-2ubuntu2
Priority: extra
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: 271
Depends: xserver-common (>= 2:21.1.3-2ubuntu2), libc6 (>= 2.34), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Breaks: x11-common (<< 1:7.7+10~), xserver-xorg-core (<< 2:1.17.2-3~)
Replaces: x11-common (<< 1:7.7+10~), xserver-xorg-core (<< 2:1.17.2-3~)
Filename: pool/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-legacy_21.1.3-2ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 34188
MD5sum: ade3497100c78bfea214fef66a84638d
SHA1: ed7138197a55add59aae913b2331478b72993d71
SHA256: 81a8cedd023dc339cf98a4993068f9d512a2e45132412e87c5884615ba4f10f5
SHA512: 645ca60101e52d2426ef082d302442e709e9a5e105f22e02696404ffe54502c7a55b0a062c5485635c15de9143cd9b7506f5399f09bcb2eb787be7ab18f59274
Homepage: https://www.x.org/
Description: setuid root Xorg server wrapper
Description-md5: a49fa8443df84effdf1fd36e26ad0f94
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