How to Install and Uninstall ubuntu-standard Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 04,2024

1. Install "ubuntu-standard" package

Please follow the instructions below to install ubuntu-standard on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ubuntu-standard
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ubuntu-standard" package

Learn how to uninstall ubuntu-standard on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: ubuntu-standard
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.361.6
Priority: standard
Section: metapackages
Source: ubuntu-meta
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 45
Depends: busybox-static, cpio, cron, dmidecode, dnsutils, dosfstools, ed, file, ftp, hdparm, info, iptables, language-selector-common, libpam-systemd, logrotate, lshw, lsof, ltrace, man-db, mime-support, parted, pciutils, popularity-contest, psmisc, rsync, strace, systemd-sysv, time, usbutils, wget
Recommends: apparmor, apt-transport-https, bash-completion, command-not-found, friendly-recovery, iputils-tracepath, irqbalance, manpages, mlocate, mtr-tiny, nano, ntfs-3g, openssh-client, plymouth, plymouth-theme-ubuntu-text, tcpdump, telnet, ufw, update-manager-core, uuid-runtime
Filename: pool/main/u/ubuntu-meta/ubuntu-standard_1.361.6_amd64.deb
Size: 2928
MD5sum: a5c7214e436712edc76df04b492650ea
SHA1: 9ddfcc11c453293dbf1ce3393709aa95470318fe
SHA256: 591c0d6e911126d9dce54056d0899198c4912c02631f816bcc689cb03fa397fb
SHA512: 283d794f73de4b5e4616e67241aea16f085a1bb339e3d76f92fb6bab820677e6cebc2e1c34c2418ac790b89f8a89754237d11c4b0528305f5bb9a4bab53a024c
Description-en: The Ubuntu standard system
This package depends on all of the packages in the Ubuntu standard system.
This set of packages provides a comfortable command-line Unix-like
environment.
.
It is also used to help ensure proper upgrades, so it is recommended that
it not be removed.
Description-md5: 129cec702d8a0005c808781d98183ffd
Task: standard
Supported: 5y

Package: ubuntu-standard
Priority: standard
Section: metapackages
Installed-Size: 45
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Architecture: amd64
Source: ubuntu-meta
Version: 1.361
Depends: busybox-static, cpio, cron, dmidecode, dnsutils, dosfstools, ed, file, ftp, hdparm, info, iptables, language-selector-common, libpam-systemd, logrotate, lshw, lsof, ltrace, man-db, mime-support, parted, pciutils, popularity-contest, psmisc, rsync, strace, systemd-sysv, time, usbutils, wget
Recommends: apparmor, apt-transport-https, bash-completion, command-not-found, friendly-recovery, iputils-tracepath, irqbalance, manpages, mlocate, mtr-tiny, nano, ntfs-3g, openssh-client, plymouth, plymouth-theme-ubuntu-text, tcpdump, telnet, ufw, update-manager-core, uuid-runtime
Filename: pool/main/u/ubuntu-meta/ubuntu-standard_1.361_amd64.deb
Size: 2594
MD5sum: 15fbcca0d6c3232365b3217a8ee946d0
SHA1: 1fe8fdd63efe0a8a3f2308a5467b4b2a1db6b8df
SHA256: 2b32079962acdb19df296556ac06c09bc727a427bc7029c5b9befe3d3b6c7657
Description-en: The Ubuntu standard system
This package depends on all of the packages in the Ubuntu standard system.
This set of packages provides a comfortable command-line Unix-like
environment.
.
It is also used to help ensure proper upgrades, so it is recommended that
it not be removed.
Description-md5: 129cec702d8a0005c808781d98183ffd
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: standard