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

Last updated: May 05,2024

1. Install "sudo" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install sudo on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall sudo on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: sudo
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.8.16-0ubuntu1.10
Priority: important
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Bdale Garbee
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1588
Depends: libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libc6 (>= 2.17), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libselinux1 (>= 1.32), libpam-modules
Conflicts: sudo-ldap
Replaces: sudo-ldap
Filename: pool/main/s/sudo/sudo_1.8.16-0ubuntu1.10_amd64.deb
Size: 390276
MD5sum: c3ddc419040c33d6a7ba32073b5e1ddc
SHA1: 1d9718fc2685296e8a7665b00e2962d973e03919
SHA256: e06d620d1dcaa62efe71857ee82dffe7244d77ae5bf84b7b988398d76125c49b
SHA512: 968c0c482bfcd5102a4cdfebf7e5294bf30c08d8bb115bb51f7262aaf712c44f661f7a8ddcc9ee20978d7a5ebddb6e4ed8c3be87033889965e25c9f588e4948f
Homepage: http://www.sudo.ws/
Description-en: Provide limited super user privileges to specific users
Sudo is a program designed to allow a sysadmin to give limited root
privileges to users and log root activity. The basic philosophy is to give
as few privileges as possible but still allow people to get their work done.
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This version is built with minimal shared library dependencies, use the
sudo-ldap package instead if you need LDAP support for sudoers.
Description-md5: acd82d558698567df941afe9b1ac35df
Task: minimal, ubuntu-sdk
Supported: 5y

Package: sudo
Priority: important
Section: admin
Installed-Size: 1580
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Bdale Garbee
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.8.16-0ubuntu1
Replaces: sudo-ldap
Depends: libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libc6 (>= 2.17), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libselinux1 (>= 1.32), libpam-modules
Conflicts: sudo-ldap
Filename: pool/main/s/sudo/sudo_1.8.16-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 389122
MD5sum: 632ed1dabc56eb288812115e764bc197
SHA1: de866b1df9af4b9d1a6f6f38193feb46562fbfc7
SHA256: 3ab1914da3836c2d0a03a1a17b7d036d69c01fa814d076fef345bc6f7432c418
Description-en: Provide limited super user privileges to specific users
Sudo is a program designed to allow a sysadmin to give limited root
privileges to users and log root activity. The basic philosophy is to give
as few privileges as possible but still allow people to get their work done.
.
This version is built with minimal shared library dependencies, use the
sudo-ldap package instead if you need LDAP support for sudoers.
Description-md5: acd82d558698567df941afe9b1ac35df
Homepage: http://www.sudo.ws/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: minimal, ubuntu-sdk