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

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "screen" package

This tutorial shows how to install screen on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall screen on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: screen
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.3.1-2ubuntu0.1
Priority: optional
Section: misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Axel Beckert
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 949
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libtinfo5 (>= 6)
Suggests: iselect (>= 1.4.0-1) | screenie | byobu, ncurses-term
Filename: pool/main/s/screen/screen_4.3.1-2ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
Size: 553124
MD5sum: 8849836ececb8db371f0ecc23e1e7ffa
SHA1: 302f60cf574947a7b8d3bf0b3e429414246b92af
SHA256: d95ab6af5ef5642cad51cf2ffdfb91576531213fcde78228ed8c3f22e3f9c80b
SHA512: 5c7e54b04ba00f8d5234b452c41ec8d79caaba3a465cfd1f72b2b7ab42a6cc6d97605c2b5ece71b09760945553ee1a72910dfd17ed894dbdd248c6939a9b8e67
Homepage: http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/screen
Description-en: terminal multiplexer with VT100/ANSI terminal emulation
GNU Screen is a terminal multiplexer that runs several separate "screens" on
a single physical character-based terminal. Each virtual terminal emulates a
DEC VT100 plus several ANSI X3.64 and ISO 2022 functions. Screen sessions
can be detached and resumed later on a different terminal.
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Screen also supports a whole slew of other features, including configurable
input and output translation, serial port support, configurable logging,
and multi-user support.
Description-md5: 2d86b86ed6058a04c540802e49312f40
Task: ubuntu-usb, cloud-image, server, edubuntu-desktop-gnome, edubuntu-usb
Supported: 5y

Package: screen
Priority: optional
Section: misc
Installed-Size: 949
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Axel Beckert
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.3.1-2build1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libtinfo5 (>= 6)
Suggests: iselect (>= 1.4.0-1) | screenie | byobu, ncurses-term
Filename: pool/main/s/screen/screen_4.3.1-2build1_amd64.deb
Size: 559662
MD5sum: d20d89ff204ac4addf8c5292d4835a91
SHA1: 5bd87c2c1610977d5c61cf23deb10e528a205b0a
SHA256: 9278ee98e59123002b69d925f9fb78bc932656ab3af655f5b53eba8429494d23
Description-en: terminal multiplexer with VT100/ANSI terminal emulation
GNU Screen is a terminal multiplexer that runs several separate "screens" on
a single physical character-based terminal. Each virtual terminal emulates a
DEC VT100 plus several ANSI X3.64 and ISO 2022 functions. Screen sessions
can be detached and resumed later on a different terminal.
.
Screen also supports a whole slew of other features, including configurable
input and output translation, serial port support, configurable logging,
and multi-user support.
Description-md5: 2d86b86ed6058a04c540802e49312f40
Homepage: http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/screen
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-usb, cloud-image, server, edubuntu-desktop-gnome, edubuntu-usb