How to Install and Uninstall xauth Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: November 21,2024

1. Install "xauth" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install xauth on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall xauth on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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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 11 (Bullseye)

Package: xauth
Version: 1:1.1-1
Installed-Size: 86
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_1.1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 40488
MD5sum: 71340afa7f54795f56d437d51182c1e1
SHA256: c332c14b2c705fef786070613616972ab066dfd5f95164d240439ec702fa1c16