How to Install and Uninstall nfs-common Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: April 30,2024

1. Install "nfs-common" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                nfs-common
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "nfs-common" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall nfs-common on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: nfs-common
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:1.2.8-9ubuntu12.3
Priority: optional
Section: net
Source: nfs-utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian kernel team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 718
Provides: nfs-client
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libcap2 (>= 1:2.10), libcomerr2 (>= 1.01), libdevmapper1.02.1 (>= 2:1.02.97), libevent-2.0-5 (>= 2.0.10-stable), libgssapi-krb5-2 (>= 1.12.1+dfsg-2), libkeyutils1 (>= 1.4), libkrb5-3 (>= 1.6.dfsg.2), libmount1 (>= 2.19.1), libnfsidmap2, libtirpc1 (>= 0.2.4), libwrap0 (>= 7.6-4~), init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), lsb-base (>= 4.1+Debian11ubuntu7), rpcbind (>= 0.2.0-6ubuntu1), adduser, ucf, initscripts (>= 2.88dsf-13.10ubuntu1), keyutils
Recommends: python
Suggests: open-iscsi, watchdog
Conflicts: nfs-client
Breaks: nfs-kernel-server (<< 1:1.2.8-9ubuntu7~)
Replaces: mount (<< 2.13~), nfs-client, nfs-kernel-server (<< 1:1.2.8-9ubuntu7~)
Filename: pool/main/n/nfs-utils/nfs-common_1.2.8-9ubuntu12.3_amd64.deb
Size: 184900
MD5sum: 2cfd0ed1b21f0f121209b2141e33d8ec
SHA1: 9c67fcecdd712cedf4ee65735a424c9a359cafe7
SHA256: 46eb8012fac5b45ab75b27da112dcaee37a48ed8cf1e20bf6ebe673af1f5c3eb
SHA512: 2e2c1383d1794323d0d98a5df405e130ab273b041ed8392f14245c66482ba6b5fefd5a4d46ae4d83149fd81381ebcf698cdbbcab549c255ba38231d9319710e2
Homepage: http://nfs.sourceforge.net/
Description-en: NFS support files common to client and server
Use this package on any machine that uses NFS, either as client or
server. Programs included: lockd, statd, showmount, nfsstat, gssd,
idmapd and mount.nfs.
Description-md5: c2f5fd5a7d525f1cc35fbb49cc8628fd
Supported: 5y

Package: nfs-common
Priority: optional
Section: net
Installed-Size: 717
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian kernel team
Architecture: amd64
Source: nfs-utils
Version: 1:1.2.8-9ubuntu12
Replaces: mount (<< 2.13~), nfs-client, nfs-kernel-server (<< 1:1.2.8-9ubuntu7~)
Provides: nfs-client
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libcap2 (>= 1:2.10), libcomerr2 (>= 1.01), libdevmapper1.02.1 (>= 2:1.02.97), libevent-2.0-5 (>= 2.0.10-stable), libgssapi-krb5-2 (>= 1.12.1+dfsg-2), libkeyutils1 (>= 1.4), libkrb5-3 (>= 1.6.dfsg.2), libmount1 (>= 2.19.1), libnfsidmap2, libtirpc1 (>= 0.2.4), libwrap0 (>= 7.6-4~), init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), lsb-base (>= 4.1+Debian11ubuntu7), rpcbind (>= 0.2.0-6ubuntu1), adduser, ucf, initscripts (>= 2.88dsf-13.10ubuntu1), keyutils
Recommends: python
Suggests: open-iscsi, watchdog
Conflicts: nfs-client
Breaks: nfs-kernel-server (<< 1:1.2.8-9ubuntu7~)
Filename: pool/main/n/nfs-utils/nfs-common_1.2.8-9ubuntu12_amd64.deb
Size: 184538
MD5sum: 811cfcf44b77a9f3c0dca443c4a6cdbf
SHA1: 2977e5a1e86615e268cc518f04c9dd2cc832b263
SHA256: 92d4d145f1cb6d44832c2be8989c4d00e0a158d02ff836f8d064daa16bbb41f5
Description-en: NFS support files common to client and server
Use this package on any machine that uses NFS, either as client or
server. Programs included: lockd, statd, showmount, nfsstat, gssd,
idmapd and mount.nfs.
Description-md5: c2f5fd5a7d525f1cc35fbb49cc8628fd
Homepage: http://nfs.sourceforge.net/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y