How to Install and Uninstall xserver-common Package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Last updated: February 16,2025

1. Install "xserver-common" package

Please follow the instructions below to install xserver-common on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall xserver-common on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                xserver-common
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xserver-common package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: xserver-common
Architecture: all
Version: 2:21.1.7-3ubuntu2.7
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: 149
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_21.1.7-3ubuntu2.7_all.deb
Size: 33070
MD5sum: 221cd9b65b9b50dc71a13b2069bb978f
SHA1: a981c06447176d72fabf06f15a7262a5c8b59158
SHA256: 616e654774b449fa8805d43e66ba123ae5fb2f26499bb496a2bcc4b5ed3affc9
SHA512: 68af2789eb5c0e3914710687155ef84b1a4356f7ca79309f8737fd09259489bef5bff1161a664e32ba28b6dd205153fc6fd385d28d445e3b82e029ac4c7d3a6f
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-minimal, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi, ubuntu-unity-desktop, ubuntucinnamon-desktop, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-raspi

Package: xserver-common
Architecture: all
Version: 2:21.1.7-3ubuntu2
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: 148
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_21.1.7-3ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 32090
MD5sum: 057bd43104f537f2b914ad42e683f505
SHA1: 5f11f9e717e9b098de55f74fa15a6db7b0c965f7
SHA256: 9bc2e87d638899bc8ee95350ac2e52a0bc306ab5a371ba4b6f9d91db869fb96a
SHA512: 5db68dae029ccf1cb08e60c9e5d8fe70b001b529250e9bdfef2e17d504270dbf9f81a926eadeda3be44afd60f6d28c1a20f16bda34eb95c6e964b918880cf05a
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-minimal, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi, ubuntu-unity-desktop, ubuntucinnamon-desktop, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-raspi