How to Install and Uninstall xsel Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "xsel" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install xsel on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall xsel on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                xsel
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xsel package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: xsel
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.2.1-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Josue Ortega
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 58
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libx11-6
Filename: pool/universe/x/xsel/xsel_1.2.1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 20522
MD5sum: 31f8fb74535e8579bc3b772dbbf5faa1
SHA1: b3579fa1a2968b66304c80c912ada63cf0b8bef9
SHA256: af48719739dddf8e241215bfa8e73b7659fe7942a6591abe3d8cc0250647a116
SHA512: e0ac3302d0177e1794230fceca251b1ce0eb1441ba817638dbeb217ab61820d9ee5380429907be4f40ac811093f47bd4161c3da71a1d82448a9518394f2361b1
Homepage: http://www.vergenet.net/~conrad/software/xsel/
Description: command-line tool to access X clipboard and selection buffers
Description-md5: 1b3da90ee371818f1298d56f0ca8017a