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

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "docker" package

Please follow the instructions below to install docker on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall docker on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: docker
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Installed-Size: 64
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Paul Tagliamonte
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.5-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.12.0), libx11-6
Filename: pool/universe/d/docker/docker_1.5-1_amd64.deb
Size: 12206
MD5sum: 244d9d87c7df62ca2b3d8ba3238cbc15
SHA1: b2bb2f41b180255c643ed6447cddb648ab8aed6c
SHA256: 2de78155edc9416debe50b1e9068fc3aad19eb46bc25d2cbc81e313f87d4fecf
Description-en: System tray for KDE3/GNOME2 docklet applications
Docker is a docking application (WindowMaker dock app) which acts as a system
tray for any desktop environment, allowing you to have a system tray without
running the KDE/GNOME panel Docker was designed to work with Openbox 2, but it
should work fine in any window manager.
Description-md5: 032a37ba6228c22cbca1c0b960030eaa
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu