How to Install and Uninstall avahi-utils Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "avahi-utils" package

This tutorial shows how to install avahi-utils on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                avahi-utils
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "avahi-utils" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall avahi-utils on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: avahi-utils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3
Priority: optional
Section: net
Source: avahi
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Utopia Maintenance Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 144
Depends: libavahi-client3 (>= 0.6.16), libavahi-common3 (>= 0.6.22), libc6 (>= 2.4), libgdbm3 (>= 1.8.3), avahi-daemon
Filename: pool/main/a/avahi/avahi-utils_0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3_amd64.deb
Size: 24296
MD5sum: e61cb662b213edd4bbe786a066092a74
SHA1: 5cf5c061beefca6beaae91c14173984fb7d9e3f0
SHA256: b5432a5ecb7c37918fe3424d8983a05056bdfe4077a6065c432b5ce4b992507d
SHA512: 92fb52a8435f32d8c1c31b9e821fe1bf6bdbacd8ee6ae1fd5a54fc5065bff7706e0c78dcf6f69b82e70d55f099f394d134e2d2fa5ee8a55bf1bce89c51c94263
Homepage: http://avahi.org/
Description-en: Avahi browsing, publishing and discovery utilities
Avahi is a fully LGPL framework for Multicast DNS Service Discovery.
It allows programs to publish and discover services and hosts
running on a local network with no specific configuration. For
example you can plug into a network and instantly find printers to
print to, files to look at and people to talk to.
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This package contains several utilities that allow you to interact with
the Avahi daemon, including publish, browsing and discovering services.
Description-md5: 58895f03e39692a5213ffb4d5bbc3564
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop
Supported: 5y

Package: avahi-utils
Priority: optional
Section: net
Installed-Size: 144
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Utopia Maintenance Team
Architecture: amd64
Source: avahi
Version: 0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1ubuntu2
Depends: libavahi-client3 (>= 0.6.16), libavahi-common3 (>= 0.6.22), libc6 (>= 2.4), libgdbm3 (>= 1.8.3), avahi-daemon
Filename: pool/main/a/avahi/avahi-utils_0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 24278
MD5sum: edf90d89ea8bf75169af570a55ae6b11
SHA1: 33a5f9de2dfb5169c5feba2c4cbfebd98084e505
SHA256: f160bbbf02aeacc2c53ddfd5fe013e48390e803f792725aefbc54620f8d786fb
Description-en: Avahi browsing, publishing and discovery utilities
Avahi is a fully LGPL framework for Multicast DNS Service Discovery.
It allows programs to publish and discover services and hosts
running on a local network with no specific configuration. For
example you can plug into a network and instantly find printers to
print to, files to look at and people to talk to.
.
This package contains several utilities that allow you to interact with
the Avahi daemon, including publish, browsing and discovering services.
Description-md5: 58895f03e39692a5213ffb4d5bbc3564
Homepage: http://avahi.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop