How to Install and Uninstall xauth Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: December 23,2024

You can also install and uninstall the xauth on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "xauth" package

Please follow the guidance below to install xauth on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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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 step by step instructions below to uninstall xauth on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

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