How to Install and Uninstall xauth Package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Last updated: May 11,2024

1. Install "xauth" package

Please follow the instructions below to install xauth on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


    
        
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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 guidance below to uninstall xauth on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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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 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: xauth
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:1.1.2-1
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 (>= 2.34), libx11-6, libxau6 (>= 1:1.0.9), libxext6, libxmuu1 (>= 2:1.1.3)
Filename: pool/main/x/xauth/xauth_1.1.2-1_amd64.deb
Size: 25782
MD5sum: e1694abe261107eef63767554ffba0de
SHA1: f63f7c0cf968edb4fa0887a0d858735c6d37fc24
SHA256: 42d1b29109e884e65a4fab257f0f16f124c87de8a183db83d0e22e03f39192df
SHA512: 897502bfcb162d6bf19a2709d4440ff97f94ceb1d0afb543da21b6764f194f1932ff49a9e8b0f3f5d8b341dff84f2598466958187c840912f3ecc24edcb7b9f8
Description: X authentication utility
Description-md5: 20c8545ce7ba7273dbeefb5186103e04
Task: standard, ubuntu-wsl