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

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "xserver-xorg" package

This is a short guide on how to install xserver-xorg on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


    
        
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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

Learn how to uninstall xserver-xorg on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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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 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

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-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