How to Install and Uninstall xserver-xorg-core Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "xserver-xorg-core" package

This is a short guide on how to install xserver-xorg-core on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall xserver-xorg-core 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 xserver-xorg-core package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: xserver-xorg-core
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.12
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: 3893
Provides: xorg-input-abi-22, xorg-video-abi-20, xserver-xorg-video-modesetting
Depends: xserver-common (>= 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.12), keyboard-configuration, udev (>= 149), libegl1-mesa | libegl1, libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libc6 (>= 2.17), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libdrm2 (>= 2.3.1), libepoxy0 (>= 1.0), libgbm1 (>= 8.1~0), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.6.1), libgl1-mesa-glx | libgl1, libpciaccess0 (>= 0.12.902), libpixman-1-0 (>= 0.30.0), libselinux1 (>= 2.0.82), libsystemd0, libudev1 (>= 183), libxau6, libxdmcp6, libxfont1 (>= 1:1.4.2), libxshmfence1
Recommends: libgl1-mesa-dri (>= 7.10.2-4), libpam-systemd
Suggests: xfonts-100dpi | xfonts-75dpi, xfonts-scalable
Conflicts: xserver-xorg-input-evtouch, xserver-xorg-video-glamoregl, xserver-xorg-video-modesetting
Breaks: libgl1-mesa-dri (<< 7.10.2-4), libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental (<< 7.10.2-4), systemd (<< 226-4~), xserver-xorg (<< 1:7.7+10~), xserver-xorg-input, xserver-xorg-input-2, xserver-xorg-input-2.1, xserver-xorg-input-4, xserver-xorg-input-7, xserver-xorg-input-joystick (<= 1:1.5.0-3), xserver-xorg-input-synaptics (<= 1.2.2-1), xserver-xorg-input-tslib (<= 0.0.6-3), xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse (<= 1:12.6.5-4), xserver-xorg-input-wacom (<= 0.10.5+20100415-1), xserver-xorg-video, xserver-xorg-video-1.0, xserver-xorg-video-1.9, xserver-xorg-video-2, xserver-xorg-video-4, xserver-xorg-video-5, xserver-xorg-video-6, xserver-xorg-video-cyrix (<= 1:1.1.0-8), xserver-xorg-video-i810 (<< 2:2.4), xserver-xorg-video-imstt (<= 1:1.1.0-7), xserver-xorg-video-nsc (<= 1:2.8.3-4), xserver-xorg-video-sunbw2 (<= 1:1.1.0-5), xserver-xorg-video-v4l (<< 1:0.2.0), xserver-xorg-video-vga (<= 1:4.1.0-8)
Replaces: xserver-xorg (<< 1:7.7+10~), xserver-xorg-video-glamoregl, xserver-xorg-video-modesetting
Filename: pool/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-core_1.18.4-0ubuntu0.12_amd64.deb
Size: 1345880
MD5sum: 6b7d3cd6f768202f2f72c0bcde18a4b8
SHA1: ec46af302927711c2972b79dc4c8fbd2f23d66e0
SHA256: 5c1df4e825fa1728b7fdb42a2c435371d7ef80fc19ff30ec526810403ba2c2be
SHA512: 2c3cb5e89d17e48afd3f08f6f15f107e2f3773dfa5a65c7b88987539f805b24972d8334b88833168949b84b3416e336b77c6f68856d67db2cd82d0de144f8c94
Homepage: http://www.x.org/
Description-en: Xorg X server - core server
The Xorg X server is an X server for several architectures and operating
systems, which is derived from the XFree86 4.x series of X servers.
.
The Xorg server supports most modern graphics hardware from most vendors,
and supersedes all XFree86 X servers.
.
More information about X.Org can be found at:

.
This package is built from the X.org xserver module.
Description-md5: e3826a765918b79dee4b90ec97f9302c
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, kubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-desktop, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop
Supported: 5y

Package: xserver-xorg-core
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Installed-Size: 3883
Maintainer: Ubuntu X-SWAT
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: amd64
Source: xorg-server
Version: 2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2
Replaces: xserver-xorg (<< 1:7.7+10~), xserver-xorg-video-modesetting
Provides: xorg-input-abi-22, xorg-video-abi-20, xserver-xorg-video-modesetting
Depends: xserver-common (>= 2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2), keyboard-configuration, udev (>= 149), libegl1-mesa | libegl1, libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libc6 (>= 2.17), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libdrm2 (>= 2.3.1), libepoxy0 (>= 1.0), libgbm1 (>= 8.1~0), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.6.1), libgl1-mesa-glx | libgl1, libpciaccess0 (>= 0.12.902), libpixman-1-0 (>= 0.30.0), libselinux1 (>= 2.0.82), libsystemd0, libudev1 (>= 183), libxau6, libxdmcp6, libxfont1 (>= 1:1.4.2), libxshmfence1
Recommends: libgl1-mesa-dri (>= 7.10.2-4), libpam-systemd
Suggests: xfonts-100dpi | xfonts-75dpi, xfonts-scalable
Conflicts: xserver-xorg-input-evtouch, xserver-xorg-video-modesetting
Breaks: libgl1-mesa-dri (<< 7.10.2-4), libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental (<< 7.10.2-4), systemd (<< 226-4~), xserver-xorg (<< 1:7.7+10~), xserver-xorg-input, xserver-xorg-input-2, xserver-xorg-input-2.1, xserver-xorg-input-4, xserver-xorg-input-7, xserver-xorg-input-joystick (<= 1:1.5.0-3), xserver-xorg-input-synaptics (<= 1.2.2-1), xserver-xorg-input-tslib (<= 0.0.6-3), xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse (<= 1:12.6.5-4), xserver-xorg-input-wacom (<= 0.10.5+20100415-1), xserver-xorg-video, xserver-xorg-video-1.0, xserver-xorg-video-1.9, xserver-xorg-video-2, xserver-xorg-video-4, xserver-xorg-video-5, xserver-xorg-video-6, xserver-xorg-video-cyrix (<= 1:1.1.0-8), xserver-xorg-video-i810 (<< 2:2.4), xserver-xorg-video-imstt (<= 1:1.1.0-7), xserver-xorg-video-nsc (<= 1:2.8.3-4), xserver-xorg-video-sunbw2 (<= 1:1.1.0-5), xserver-xorg-video-v4l (<< 1:0.2.0), xserver-xorg-video-vga (<= 1:4.1.0-8)
Filename: pool/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-core_1.18.3-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 1340166
MD5sum: 434503a1db30ebe541740e5448032666
SHA1: bf743a7d7855c3af01aee7e238cc74a04a04e2f6
SHA256: 287aa480c4236bf20464882b11df1802e11189815aafa75193f38ce34a9f762b
Description-en: Xorg X server - core server
The Xorg X server is an X server for several architectures and operating
systems, which is derived from the XFree86 4.x series of X servers.
.
The Xorg server supports most modern graphics hardware from most vendors,
and supersedes all XFree86 X servers.
.
More information about X.Org can be found at:

.
This package is built from the X.org xserver module.
Description-md5: e3826a765918b79dee4b90ec97f9302c
Homepage: http://www.x.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, kubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-desktop, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop