How to Install and Uninstall libkeyutils1 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: February 02,2025

1. Install "libkeyutils1" package

This is a short guide on how to install libkeyutils1 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libkeyutils1
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libkeyutils1" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall libkeyutils1 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libkeyutils1
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libkeyutils1 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libkeyutils1
Priority: standard
Section: misc
Installed-Size: 36
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Christian Kastner
Architecture: amd64
Source: keyutils
Version: 1.5.9-8ubuntu1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Filename: pool/main/k/keyutils/libkeyutils1_1.5.9-8ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 9904
MD5sum: da9626da2accf307ec0094874fa32fe9
SHA1: ee101412f83098ecb44cccdbb5cd16cf1e3548e1
SHA256: af30c86bb2e2444c50c14cc3a4f47725616ecc96e30f27928e83cff1158b13b8
Description-en: Linux Key Management Utilities (library)
Keyutils is a set of utilities for managing the key retention facility in the
kernel, which can be used by filesystems, block devices and more to gain and
retain the authorization and encryption keys required to perform secure
operations.
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This package provides a wrapper library for the key management facility system
calls.
Description-md5: 5c4d88a0a818e5ef897f2a9fa5c3ac2d
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://people.redhat.com/~dhowells/keyutils/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: standard, ubuntu-core, ubuntu-core, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, ubuntu-sdk-libs, ubuntu-touch