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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "sysrqd" package

Please follow the guidance below to install sysrqd on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall sysrqd on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: sysrqd
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 88
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Julien Danjou
Architecture: amd64
Version: 14-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4)
Filename: pool/universe/s/sysrqd/sysrqd_14-1_amd64.deb
Size: 9292
MD5sum: 980ab8f9edc81badec42a4c55f0a8ac6
SHA1: d4453bef55bea001104050f6153d606e99688518
SHA256: cd976c431f27e3b0c0bd63f69ee6fb4247ec616da4f769e87b97092bc469e779
Description-en: small daemon intended to manage Linux SysRq over network
Permits to execute usual SysRq commands by network, like:
sync, umount, reboot, poweroff, sak, term, etc.
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Its philosophy is to be very responsive under heavy load and
try to be somehow reliable. Authentication is made by clear password.
Description-md5: 4315934805063646d2f44b304b9cbef5
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu