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

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "gsasl" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install gsasl on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall gsasl on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: gsasl
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Installed-Size: 258
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian XMPP Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.8.0-8ubuntu2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.16), libgnutls30 (>= 3.4.2), libgsasl7 (>= 1.1), dpkg (>= 1.15.4) | install-info
Filename: pool/universe/g/gsasl/gsasl_1.8.0-8ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 86450
MD5sum: a3e46353f404be09dbaf1eb8a66a2bf1
SHA1: 8e4a6cfb0532de80a258bc963d0b7780d73dfbff
SHA256: 9110ab37601ff3621880c2b4886b9d3ee8e7c50ae4652d8bbc5c8538023b0b82
Description-en: GNU SASL command line utility
GNU SASL is an implementation of the Simple Authentication and
Security Layer framework and a few common SASL mechanisms. SASL is
used by network servers (e.g., IMAP, SMTP) to request authentication
from clients, and in clients to authenticate against servers.
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This package contains the GNU SASL command line tool and the
GNU SASL manual.
Description-md5: b37be3137cdd4a115338177eda572e7c
Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/gsasl/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu