How to Install and Uninstall linux-base Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 22,2024

1. Install "linux-base" package

This tutorial shows how to install linux-base on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                linux-base
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "linux-base" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall linux-base on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: linux-base
Architecture: all
Version: 4.5ubuntu1.2~16.04.1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: important
Section: kernel
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 57
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-base/linux-base_4.5ubuntu1.2~16.04.1_all.deb
Size: 17814
MD5sum: 4fe6d318573bd744e918c279c2a66f1b
SHA1: 65fec7e5bb6599cf5a804c0eac157953432e4e73
SHA256: d223b3f77b1e284b7970deb1f6e574b28dbc5d845da5a980851ca008aecb622d
SHA512: 720b5138548d44ad4bb1d14c0eadfa0d59a68384a85c8d55c49cfa72c49ceb97ccaf9e86c819c811bd91677b90c9d4840b8bda99c4ad74fc90ba658c992809a7
Description-en: Linux image base package
This package contains files and support scripts for all Linux
images.
Description-md5: 441643227abc8006d7ae05aa2312ff51
Task: minimal, ubuntu-sdk
Supported: 5y

Package: linux-base
Priority: important
Section: kernel
Installed-Size: 22
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team
Architecture: all
Version: 4.0ubuntu1
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-base/linux-base_4.0ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 6714
MD5sum: a7019ff0bece69a039c157556b5ffdfc
SHA1: a99d006bf8ecefedbb2e466c0f1a49f28f12167b
SHA256: ea20b5f5b232fa6ac15f6a7bf85f95ac3df56df884678747ed924364a7923a22
Description-en: Linux image base package
This package contains files and support scripts for all Linux
images.
Description-md5: 441643227abc8006d7ae05aa2312ff51
Multi-Arch: foreign
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: minimal, ubuntu-sdk