How To Install xserver-xorg on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is xserver-xorg
xserver-xorg is:
This package depends on the full suite of the server and drivers for the X.Org X server. It does not provide the actual server itself. Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
There are three methods to install xserver-xorg on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install xserver-xorg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xserver-xorg
Install xserver-xorg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xserver-xorg
Install xserver-xorg Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xserver-xorg
How To Uninstall xserver-xorg on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the xserver-xorg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xserver-xorg
Uninstall xserver-xorg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xserver-xorg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xserver-xorg
Remove xserver-xorg Configurations and Data
To remove xserver-xorg configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xserver-xorg
Remove xserver-xorg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xserver-xorg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xserver-xorg
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.