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

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "fbautostart" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install fbautostart on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall fbautostart on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: fbautostart
Priority: optional
Section: universe/misc
Installed-Size: 87
Maintainer: Paul Tagliamonte
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.718281828-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.4.0)
Filename: pool/universe/f/fbautostart/fbautostart_2.718281828-1_amd64.deb
Size: 24174
MD5sum: 64b47efe841a41b2d6a477b3e5ab3351
SHA1: 19781f3791f34ee5ca2b314f907ca1dec7589afb
SHA256: c1bd49c62fce8079dd128b9f9b3ea83119f16ae4a7a30d4ae7ba09d9c0851352
Description-en: XDG compliant autostarting app for Fluxbox
The fbautostart app was designed to have little to no overhead, while
still maintaining the needed functionality of launching applications
according to the XDG spec.
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This package contains support for GNOME and KDE.
Description-md5: 52ac194b61a2fa64e56adfb49b2edad8
Homepage: https://launchpad.net/fbautostart
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu