How to Install and Uninstall adduser Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "adduser" package

Learn how to install adduser on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall adduser on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                adduser
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the adduser package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: adduser
Priority: required
Section: admin
Installed-Size: 648
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Adduser Developers
Architecture: all
Version: 3.113+nmu3ubuntu4
Replaces: manpages-it (<< 0.3.4-2), manpages-pl (<= 20051117-1)
Depends: perl-base (>= 5.6.0), passwd (>= 1:4.1.5.1-1.1ubuntu6), debconf | debconf-2.0
Suggests: liblocale-gettext-perl, perl-modules, ecryptfs-utils (>= 67-1)
Filename: pool/main/a/adduser/adduser_3.113+nmu3ubuntu4_all.deb
Size: 161698
MD5sum: 36f79d952ced9bde3359b63cf9cf44fb
SHA1: 6a5b8f58e33d5c9a25f79c6da80a64bf104e6268
SHA256: ca6c86cb229082cc22874ed320eac8d128cc91f086fe5687946e7d05758516a3
Description-en: add and remove users and groups
This package includes the 'adduser' and 'deluser' commands for creating
and removing users.
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- 'adduser' creates new users and groups and adds existing users to
existing groups;
- 'deluser' removes users and groups and removes users from a given
group.
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Adding users with 'adduser' is much easier than adding them manually.
Adduser will choose appropriate UID and GID values, create a home
directory, copy skeletal user configuration, and automate setting
initial values for the user's password, real name and so on.
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Deluser can back up and remove users' home directories
and mail spool or all the files they own on the system.
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A custom script can be executed after each of the commands.
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Development mailing list:
http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/adduser-devel/
Description-md5: 7965b5cd83972a254552a570bcd32c93
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://alioth.debian.org/projects/adduser/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: minimal