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

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "mount" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install mount on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Learn how to uninstall mount on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: mount
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.10
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Essential: yes
Section: admin
Source: util-linux
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian util-linux Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 412
Pre-Depends: libblkid1 (>= 2.17.2), libc6 (>= 2.17), libmount1 (>= 2.25), libsmartcols1 (>= 2.27~rc1), libudev1 (>= 183)
Suggests: nfs-common (>= 1:1.1.0-13)
Filename: pool/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.27.1-6ubuntu3.10_amd64.deb
Size: 121018
MD5sum: 716323624032f60111329a949a47c8a4
SHA1: 46127f1ca7fdce50608944f7c7016779afefbe27
SHA256: 54b6415be5172c0026c77e267b244d173a82867a81a3921ebaf4a397c22ffb43
SHA512: e19c14b623d670736dddeb4bcda106bd18a9d6a63605ea9a22763444774b0599980d9d031eedc9c18ae532e9d62fa83f10089d5d015a8da7510b571131b4b33a
Description-en: tools for mounting and manipulating filesystems
This package provides the mount(8), umount(8), swapon(8),
swapoff(8), and losetup(8) commands.
Description-md5: 90e187380786a435bb9c85b37afa2c5f
Task: minimal
Supported: 5y

Package: mount
Essential: yes
Priority: required
Section: admin
Installed-Size: 410
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian util-linux Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: util-linux
Version: 2.27.1-6ubuntu3
Pre-Depends: libblkid1 (>= 2.17.2), libc6 (>= 2.17), libmount1 (>= 2.25), libsmartcols1 (>= 2.27~rc1), libudev1 (>= 183)
Suggests: nfs-common (>= 1:1.1.0-13)
Filename: pool/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.27.1-6ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 121160
MD5sum: 20ff6f2ad9da0d6b71aed6be807a1422
SHA1: a97f53322765b3c16f4d2ec99dce947ac50a147c
SHA256: 47a5b5fd88efbd7a4f7a38edbfc25ddee3ad1f5ead8ee8a6d19984fb47dd5943
Description-en: tools for mounting and manipulating filesystems
This package provides the mount(8), umount(8), swapon(8),
swapoff(8), and losetup(8) commands.
Description-md5: 90e187380786a435bb9c85b37afa2c5f
Multi-Arch: foreign
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: minimal