How to Install and Uninstall xauth Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: October 06,2024

1. Install "xauth" package

Please follow the steps below to install xauth on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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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 instructions below to uninstall xauth on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: xauth
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:1.0.10-1
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: 72
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libx11-6, libxau6, libxext6, libxmuu1
Filename: pool/main/x/xauth/xauth_1.0.10-1_amd64.deb
Size: 24640
MD5sum: 426e6cc18a28c17319019f48b50d2b2e
SHA1: f6dc16c403b6edc6628da88558b6346246881264
SHA256: f499832a25338aacc727be300d182a668951923824958898ff1985e046d6a352
Description: X authentication utility
Description-md5: 20c8545ce7ba7273dbeefb5186103e04
Task: standard
Supported: 5y