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[Bug 2114015] Re: Move xorg dependency from desktop-common to all the desktop flavor seeds instead

 

** Changed in: ubuntucinnamon-meta (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Joshua Peisach (itzswirlz)

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Title:
  Move xorg dependency from desktop-common to all the desktop flavor
  seeds instead

Status in kubuntu-meta package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in lubuntu-meta package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in ubuntu-budgie-meta package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in ubuntu-mate-meta package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in ubuntu-meta package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in ubuntucinnamon-meta package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in ubuntukylin-meta package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in ubuntustudio-meta package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in xubuntu-meta package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  There was an announcement [1] this week that Ubuntu Desktop 25.10 will
  no longer include the Xorg session. Ubuntu Desktop no longer needs
  xserver-xorg in the default install and is working on removing it
  there. The 'xorg' metapackage has a hard dependency on xserver-xorg.
  'xorg' is included in desktop-common.

  Therefore, we need 'xorg' to be removed from desktop-common and
  individually added to all the other Ubuntu desktop flavor seeds.

  I believe xorg installs unnecessary components and you might want to
  pick and choose pieces instead. For instance, I don't think most
  desktops need x11-apps or xcursor-themes.

  You will need xserver-xorg if you install a session that uses xorg. If
  you also include a Wayland session, you might want to split the Xorg
  session to a separate binary package like Ubuntu Desktop 25.04 did
  with ubuntu-session-xsession to allow people to try uninstalling that
  package to use only the Wayland session.

  [1] https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-25-10-drops-support-for-
  gnome-on-xorg/62538

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