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

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "linux-user-chroot" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                linux-user-chroot
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "linux-user-chroot" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall linux-user-chroot on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: linux-user-chroot
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Installed-Size: 61
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2013.1-2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.8)
Filename: pool/universe/l/linux-user-chroot/linux-user-chroot_2013.1-2_amd64.deb
Size: 10226
MD5sum: bcdbfdae7cf878f732e3ed77b709d292
SHA1: 06f72b01e865acf10f5e830def02c7c24f212ed8
SHA256: 941f705dad1aa4f2eaf27487d8d58aaf47660154b58c57c5580b9edd45a19805
Description-en: setuid helper for making bind mounts and chrooting
This tool allows regular (non-root) users to call chroot(2), create Linux
bind mounts, and use some Linux container features. It's primarily intended
for use by build systems.
Description-md5: 8bf58b7c09ce24cc02a43805fd4480d1
Homepage: https://git.gnome.org/browse/linux-user-chroot/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu