How to Install and Uninstall xauth Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "xauth" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install xauth on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall xauth on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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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 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

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
SHA512: baef098907e0193b987812680444944cbe3a5f80856adde6aa192505044b5a211fe2e229cbc01ef937d14ca610b8254c4e0016d2630b8e140c356ddc1b946b5f
Description-en: X authentication utility
xauth is a small utility to read and manipulate Xauthority files, which
are used by servers and clients alike to control authentication and access
to X sessions.
Description-md5: 20c8545ce7ba7273dbeefb5186103e04
Task: standard