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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "super" package

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


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

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


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

Package: super
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 800
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Robert Luberda
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.30.0-7
Depends: libpam-runtime (>= 0.76-14), libc6 (>= 2.14), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1)
Recommends: logrotate (>= 3.5.9)
Filename: pool/universe/s/super/super_3.30.0-7_amd64.deb
Size: 98594
MD5sum: 0a787b03821b183d597fc69595d6fbac
SHA1: 6f03658de492e703c6531499316c1eaf82f10d98
SHA256: 49ce1e3469cbab9a098453863ee5308c27df41b42755812468b229821693684d
Description-en: Execute commands setuid root
Super allows specified users to execute scripts (or other commands)
as if they were root; or it can set the uid and/or gid on a
per-command basis before executing the command. It is intended to be
a secure alternative to making scripts setuid root.
Description-md5: e4c684be37a7ad2c4a2ede7bcb7b6dff
Homepage: http://ftp.ucolick.org/pub/users/will/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu