How to Install and Uninstall lsb-release Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "lsb-release" package

This tutorial shows how to install lsb-release on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                lsb-release
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "lsb-release" package

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


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

Package: lsb-release
Architecture: all
Version: 9.20160110ubuntu0.2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: important
Section: misc
Source: lsb
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian LSB Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 63
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.4~), distro-info-data
Recommends: apt
Suggests: lsb
Filename: pool/main/l/lsb/lsb-release_9.20160110ubuntu0.2_all.deb
Size: 11804
MD5sum: 0059d388d2afe033f7ab50913d1e41c8
SHA1: 9dc69606996ee748e2140eb97e4b4575cbc3155d
SHA256: 717d2c8e24b5db16b7f7bab27a5583572e17aa752fbe2a7bdabefd707e385f70
SHA512: 11f1eb147db5010bce4b8e8563c9e5218abac2de69a4be2f7ec9b0d7c120f3f8f427bbc8181594ee8b697a4c44bb9ba4bfbba5c3362314cd83d71eae2742371d
Homepage: http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/lsb
Description-en: Linux Standard Base version reporting utility
The Linux Standard Base (http://www.linuxbase.org/) is a standard
core system that third-party applications written for Linux can
depend upon.
.
The lsb-release command is a simple tool to help identify the Linux
distribution being used and its compliance with the Linux Standard Base.
LSB conformance will not be reported unless the required metapackages are
installed.
.
While it is intended for use by LSB packages, this command may also
be useful for programmatically distinguishing between a pure Debian
installation and derived distributions.
Description-md5: 65ec3e346c054b77b914b6a1d4e5fb15
Task: minimal, ubuntu-core, ubuntu-core, ubuntu-sdk
Supported: 5y

Package: lsb-release
Priority: important
Section: misc
Installed-Size: 62
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian LSB Team
Architecture: all
Source: lsb
Version: 9.20160110
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.4~), distro-info-data
Recommends: apt
Suggests: lsb
Filename: pool/main/l/lsb/lsb-release_9.20160110_all.deb
Size: 11088
MD5sum: b30ed3c4c212f33b20e10a2a3156a11f
SHA1: 68f11e74345405f0fbbfa602442291bf8825daad
SHA256: 5da2131814f0bfe12d2437de7ae96e1e3d86652ce56ea2f129944bb691e512e3
Description-en: Linux Standard Base version reporting utility
The Linux Standard Base (http://www.linuxbase.org/) is a standard
core system that third-party applications written for Linux can
depend upon.
.
The lsb-release command is a simple tool to help identify the Linux
distribution being used and its compliance with the Linux Standard Base.
LSB conformance will not be reported unless the required metapackages are
installed.
.
While it is intended for use by LSB packages, this command may also
be useful for programmatically distinguishing between a pure Debian
installation and derived distributions.
Description-md5: 65ec3e346c054b77b914b6a1d4e5fb15
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/lsb
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: minimal, ubuntu-core, ubuntu-core, ubuntu-sdk