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

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "gksu" package

Please follow the steps below to install gksu on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


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

Package: gksu
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 462
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.0.2-9ubuntu1
Replaces: gnome-sudo, libgksu0
Provides: gnome-sudo
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libgksu2-0 (>= 2.0.8), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.16), libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.8.0), sudo
Recommends: gnome-keyring
Conflicts: gnome-sudo (<= 0.3-1.1)
Filename: pool/universe/g/gksu/gksu_2.0.2-9ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 51476
MD5sum: 1ecc4b9b3bdff869274b8a6e6f61293b
SHA1: 36e5c36f30bd5511e0158d34254d89089b9ca528
SHA256: b139d81803d0f63bbdf8995a2b25a6162826bea67cba7104774621a7eca5333f
Description-en: graphical front-end to su and sudo
This package provides GTK+ front-ends for su (gksu) and sudo (gksudo),
allowing users to give a password and run graphical commands as root
without needing to invoke su or sudo in a terminal emulator.
Description-md5: ae73369f41b8b4362dea15b807aeb01f
Homepage: http://www.nongnu.org/gksu
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 3y
Task: edubuntu-dvd-live, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-audio, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop