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

Last updated: May 04,2024

1. Install "syslinux-common" package

This tutorial shows how to install syslinux-common on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall syslinux-common on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: syslinux-common
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Installed-Size: 3567
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Architecture: all
Source: syslinux
Version: 3:6.03+dfsg-11ubuntu1
Filename: pool/main/s/syslinux/syslinux-common_6.03+dfsg-11ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 1181310
MD5sum: 6704624ad60fa8032274848728f28fc0
SHA1: 4202a7dbf5d77f1c4bb5710f4445e69d2d62ffac
SHA256: c0910fe21fa1800d5bf17554ed56528c8fbec803b7b8eb6ec37d8afcc1aafaf4
Description-en: collection of bootloaders (common)
syslinux is a suite of bootloaders, currently supporting DOS FAT and NTFS
filesystems (SYSLINUX), Linux ext2/ext3/ext4, btrfs, and xfs filesystems
(EXTLINUX), PXE network boots (PXELINUX), or ISO 9660 CD-ROMs (ISOLINUX).
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This package contains the common files.
Description-md5: f721c10b6d4584f63f54f9984d8daac3
Homepage: http://www.syslinux.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-desktop