How to Install and Uninstall base-files Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "base-files" package

This is a short guide on how to install base-files on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                base-files
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "base-files" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall base-files on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: base-files
Architecture: amd64
Version: 9.4ubuntu4.13
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Essential: yes
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Santiago Vila
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 326
Provides: base
Pre-Depends: awk
Breaks: initscripts (<< 2.88dsf-13.3), sendfile (<< 2.1b.20080616-5.2~), ubuntu-server (<< 1.361.5)
Replaces: base, dpkg (<= 1.15.0), miscutils
Filename: pool/main/b/base-files/base-files_9.4ubuntu4.13_amd64.deb
Size: 61848
MD5sum: b0a6a74f9da4c0307e95e189b9a7fa5a
SHA1: 82663980003bcea27b4e9296aeba1484cd8edac7
SHA256: 966bb9997f79550dc5c839a96fc371f0cebddee712597a53dfbdbf6706c0b88c
SHA512: 73ef904f10615c9ba2bdef034467b86dc87299268827765c3fdd48667cfa4bcd7fe7989fce425e35a7b0579102b7c4445ed91611b50c76ad61726be197ab67fb
Description-en: Debian base system miscellaneous files
This package contains the basic filesystem hierarchy of a Debian system, and
several important miscellaneous files, such as /etc/debian_version,
/etc/host.conf, /etc/issue, /etc/motd, /etc/profile, and others,
and the text of several common licenses in use on Debian systems.
Description-md5: 6d16337f57b84c4747f56438355b2395
Task: minimal
Supported: 5y

Package: base-files
Essential: yes
Priority: required
Section: admin
Installed-Size: 312
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Santiago Vila
Architecture: amd64
Version: 9.4ubuntu4
Replaces: base, dpkg (<= 1.15.0), miscutils
Provides: base
Pre-Depends: awk
Breaks: initscripts (<< 2.88dsf-13.3), sendfile (<< 2.1b.20080616-5.2~)
Filename: pool/main/b/base-files/base-files_9.4ubuntu4_amd64.deb
Size: 68664
MD5sum: f49ae2535555a8df324c3ab41414f8a5
SHA1: 9c94705d5268aeaabe50d07f61443beddbaac09b
SHA256: 95fa008e8910c876c4487e6f4a80ed25cee0b0fedb265f8fd8205a766cf638b3
Description-en: Debian base system miscellaneous files
This package contains the basic filesystem hierarchy of a Debian system, and
several important miscellaneous files, such as /etc/debian_version,
/etc/host.conf, /etc/issue, /etc/motd, /etc/profile, and others,
and the text of several common licenses in use on Debian systems.
Description-md5: 6d16337f57b84c4747f56438355b2395
Multi-Arch: foreign
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: minimal