How to Install and Uninstall xauth Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "xauth" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install xauth on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall xauth on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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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 21 (Vanessa)

Package: xauth
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:1.1-1build2
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 (>= 2.34), libx11-6, libxau6 (>= 1:1.0.9), libxext6, libxmuu1 (>= 2:1.1.3)
Filename: pool/main/x/xauth/xauth_1.1-1build2_amd64.deb
Size: 27480
MD5sum: 4909401026a35926d195134d0e2e8967
SHA1: 1e64ed512288a515ae2735532499f269c6d60b6a
SHA256: c07b2db452dd76a19978c0819dddb167efa8b666249173a884196f71bab2fdd4
SHA512: 4eaa81da603f2a8969c8c659de1292e168d15215975fa5543f26baedd5c9677888d6e219babc708648c3471b29f8e6760642e6725b990b7599aec7f30fa770ad
Description: X authentication utility
Description-md5: 20c8545ce7ba7273dbeefb5186103e04
Task: standard