How to Install and Uninstall xauth Package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Last updated: November 21,2024

1. Install "xauth" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install xauth on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)


    
        
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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 guidelines below to uninstall xauth on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una):


    
        
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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 Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Package: xauth
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:1.1-0ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: standard
Section: x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 77
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libx11-6, libxau6, libxext6, libxmuu1
Filename: pool/main/x/xauth/xauth_1.1-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 24996
MD5sum: 3cc9ee2be7a6f04b8bca5f4c8dee6901
SHA1: eb2ca40ea4dc236eced324fb5e3b8cb49fe663e8
SHA256: d35a2e55ae4ce9d74c5c83e993e3f4bee9cec8f9693398c641d633537207e9e9
Description: X authentication utility
Description-md5: 20c8545ce7ba7273dbeefb5186103e04
Task: standard