How to Install and Uninstall xauth Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: November 21,2024

1. Install "xauth" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install xauth on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

Learn how to uninstall xauth on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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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 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: xauth
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:1.1-1
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: 77
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libx11-6, libxau6, libxext6, libxmuu1
Filename: pool/main/x/xauth/xauth_1.1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 24796
MD5sum: 4c0ca8010a94125d44a164540e1cad16
SHA1: 97c095c3fc58bfb2dc1defb0f4f00a67903727a5
SHA256: 748208ac23e1361310afcd8177746f23fd3a50febfb0e82678f78bc9a6d16759
SHA512: 9ae4c15de251fd9e8a70bd6ddf655b4fac5a18cb25e10245aa84d15f7e650618cf4b00632d5d71f05fd31290f01380d97a9589eec1417b955d358afa8e834c17
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