How to Install and Uninstall debian-security-support Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: October 06,2024

1. Install "debian-security-support" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install debian-security-support on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                debian-security-support
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "debian-security-support" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall debian-security-support on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: debian-security-support
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 108
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Christoph Biedl
Architecture: all
Version: 2016.01.07
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, adduser, gettext-base
Filename: pool/universe/d/debian-security-support/debian-security-support_2016.01.07_all.deb
Size: 18746
MD5sum: 720d831c756f8e52529f8ab5cab61958
SHA1: 648da4fcb02b8d0d3700553e28fe91f043298a2a
SHA256: 16148e90039dac9da20b9e9b694911d9b178bb7df60ae923faedb32d433a300d
Description-en: Debian security support coverage checker
For some Debian packages, it is not feasible to maintain full security
support for all use cases through the full distribution release
cycle.
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This package provides a program to identify installed packages for
which support has had to be limited or prematurely ended, and to
alert the administrator.
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New versions of this package with updated checklists will be provided
via standard and/or extended security support.
Description-md5: 12ffce3ff2b1f544b0063de409234b9b
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu