How to Install and Uninstall xauth Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: July 07,2024

1. Install "xauth" package

Please follow the guidance below to install xauth on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                xauth
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "xauth" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall xauth on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                xauth
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xauth package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: xauth
Version: 1:1.0.10-1
Installed-Size: 81
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libx11-6, libxau6, libxext6, libxmuu1
Description: X authentication utility
Description-md5: 20c8545ce7ba7273dbeefb5186103e04
Multi-Arch: foreign
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility, security::authentication
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/x/xauth/xauth_1.0.10-1_amd64.deb
Size: 40260
MD5sum: bf813c58acaa989ab881c7bb782709bc
SHA256: 28b5748b604179ade61490fb4573e16eeab26e53669980ccd6a1d5dda8988430