How to Install and Uninstall xauth Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: October 06,2024

You can also install and uninstall the xauth on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "xauth" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install xauth on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                xauth
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "xauth" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall xauth on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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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 xauth package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: xauth
Version: 1:1.1.2-1
Installed-Size: 81
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libx11-6, libxau6 (>= 1:1.0.9), libxext6, libxmuu1 (>= 2:1.1.3)
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_1.1.2-1_amd64.deb
Size: 35960
MD5sum: 8156071e38fc492a108ba6fe92b6f48f
SHA256: 57d6348f392c77ccc3fdc5874c527df18df8be702814b13d1151352b28e29145