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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "xserver-xorg-legacy" package

Please follow the guidance below to install xserver-xorg-legacy on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall xserver-xorg-legacy on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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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 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: xserver-xorg-legacy
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:21.1.7-3ubuntu2.7
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: 180
Depends: xserver-common (>= 2:21.1.7-3ubuntu2.7), 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_21.1.7-3ubuntu2.7_amd64.deb
Size: 40138
MD5sum: 565fd9faea5ccc8976f646ff1b8a2c03
SHA1: a9ff98ae92bafb6a3c646509cb16a25b4bc9d680
SHA256: 4d5018627d6d670843d3c8aa7a81d685e6cce107dfc96be0142da2adc6ea619e
SHA512: 66f8f6533aaee3979d2fc4e2b4c03ace6f47bb17011993cd889c9230e01b15fbcd92a0aee492e76024541b09f66112c2b259d5a9c31b1362fa276da4a3c5abe7
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-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-xorg-legacy
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:21.1.7-3ubuntu2
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: 179
Depends: xserver-common (>= 2:21.1.7-3ubuntu2), 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_21.1.7-3ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 39190
MD5sum: feaa68a84cf5b2a381d9afd079dbae6c
SHA1: 8b6994853648eeacfa5209b2cddbf5c848360ba3
SHA256: 9fe18b44f54eba10c5e5a58027dba510a43ac7681dcb43b38aded8edf2ce4d49
SHA512: 278852e58b681604ae3fac9b2549d0063dab7fffb48ab5357e4f9458d20a093bd872dd7d3351410a8c0a769f843983f8bd24e6b7f0ae39581cba07f952df3ab2
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-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