How to Install and Uninstall xfce4-session Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "xfce4-session" package

Learn how to install xfce4-session on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                xfce4-session
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "xfce4-session" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall xfce4-session on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xfce4-session package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: xfce4-session
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Installed-Size: 2675
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Xfce Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.12.1-3ubuntu1
Replaces: xfce4-utils
Provides: x-session-manager
Depends: libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4), libc6 (>= 2.4), libcairo2 (>= 1.2.4), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.0.2), libdbus-glib-1-2 (>= 0.88), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.37.3), libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.24.0), libice6 (>= 1:1.0.0), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpolkit-gobject-1-0 (>= 0.101), libsm6, libwnck22 (>= 1:2.22), libx11-6, libxfce4ui-1-0 (>= 4.9.1), libxfce4util7 (>= 4.9.0), libxfconf-0-2 (>= 4.6.0), xfce4-settings (>= 4.10.0), xfconf
Pre-Depends: multiarch-support
Recommends: xfwm4, xfdesktop4, libpam-systemd, systemd-shim | systemd-sysv, upower, dbus-x11, x11-xserver-utils, xscreensaver | light-locker
Suggests: sudo, fortunes-mod, pm-utils
Breaks: xfce4-utils
Filename: pool/universe/x/xfce4-session/xfce4-session_4.12.1-3ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 617072
MD5sum: 099ec65eaf616696ed5c804b5725cba9
SHA1: 6a1d356382f0559b6904cb5d85d662a5a4b8044c
SHA256: bd4c4719945c629cedfbcde848956ce0ef6fc58ede30e7e5c5f87d8f2f17d34c
Description-en: Xfce4 Session Manager
xfce4-session is an X11-compliant "session manager" designed for use with
the Xfce4 Desktop Environment. On log out, the session manager saves the
state of all your running applications. When you log back in, the session
manager restores the same applications with the same window positions.
Description-md5: b3396e8338ba6ce2ade29815969a2fd4
Homepage: http://www.xfce.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 3y
Task: xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop