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

Last updated: May 04,2024

1. Install "ubuntu-touch" package

Learn how to install ubuntu-touch on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ubuntu-touch
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ubuntu-touch" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall ubuntu-touch on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: ubuntu-touch
Priority: optional
Section: universe/metapackages
Installed-Size: 20
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Architecture: amd64
Source: ubuntu-touch-meta
Version: 1.264
Depends: ubuntu-sdk-libs, account-plugin-facebook, account-plugin-flickr, account-plugin-google, account-plugin-tools, account-plugin-twitter, account-plugin-ubuntuone, account-polld, address-book-app, alsa-base, alsa-utils, android-tools-adbd, apparmor-easyprof-ubuntu, apport, apport-noui, bluetooth-touch, bluez, bluez-obexd, ca-certificates, cameraplugin-aal, cgroup-lite, ciborium, click, click-apparmor, click-ubuntu-policy, content-hub, cpustat, dbus-property-service, debsig-verify, dialer-app, eventstat, fbset, fonts-lohit-deva, fonts-lohit-guru, fonts-nanum, fonts-takao-pgothic, fonts-tlwg-kinnari, fonts-wqy-microhei, forkstat, gdbserver, gir1.2-accounts-1.0, gir1.2-ubuntu-app-launch-2, gnome-keyring, gstreamer1.0-fluendo-mp3, gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-faad, gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-videoparsers, gstreamer1.0-plugins-good, gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-amr, gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio, health-check, indicator-bluetooth, indicator-datetime, indicator-display, indicator-location, indicator-messages, indicator-network, indicator-power, indicator-session, indicator-sound, indicator-transfer, indicator-transfer-download-manager, initramfs-tools-ubuntu-touch, iw, language-pack-touch-ast, language-pack-touch-bg, language-pack-touch-bs, language-pack-touch-ca, language-pack-touch-cs, language-pack-touch-da, language-pack-touch-de, language-pack-touch-el, language-pack-touch-en, language-pack-touch-es, language-pack-touch-eu, language-pack-touch-fi, language-pack-touch-fr, language-pack-touch-gd, language-pack-touch-gl, language-pack-touch-he, language-pack-touch-hr, language-pack-touch-hu, language-pack-touch-id, language-pack-touch-it, language-pack-touch-ja, language-pack-touch-ko, language-pack-touch-lt, language-pack-touch-lv, language-pack-touch-ms, language-pack-touch-nb, language-pack-touch-nl, language-pack-touch-oc, language-pack-touch-pa, language-pack-touch-pl, language-pack-touch-pt, language-pack-touch-ro, language-pack-touch-ru, language-pack-touch-sk, language-pack-touch-sl, language-pack-touch-sr, language-pack-touch-sv, language-pack-touch-tr, language-pack-touch-ug, language-pack-touch-uk, language-pack-touch-zh-hans, language-pack-touch-zh-hant, libhybris, libhybris-test, libhybris-utils, libmediainfo0v5, libmessaging-menu0, libnss-extrausers, libp11-kit-gnome-keyring, libpam-gnome-keyring, libqt5gui5-gles, libqt5location5-gles, libqt5multimediawidgets5-gles, libqt5opengl5-gles, libqt5quick5-gles, libqt5quickparticles5-gles, libqtubuntu-media-signals1, libtinyxml2-2v5, libzen0v5, lsof, ltrace, lxc-android-config, media-hub, mediaplayer-app, messaging-app, mir-graphics-drivers-android, mir-utils, mobile-broadband-provider-info, mtp-server, nano, network-manager, ntpdate, nuntium, ofono-scripts, openssh-server, openvpn, oxideqt-codecs-extra, packagekit, packagekit-plugin-click, packagekit-tools, pay-service, policykit-desktop-privileges, powerd, powerstat, pulseaudio, pulseaudio-module-bluetooth, pulseaudio-module-droid, pulseaudio-module-trust-store, pulseaudio-utils, python3-gi, python3-oauthlib, python3-pkg-resources, qml-module-qtmultimedia-gles, qtdeclarative5-qtlocation-plugin-gles, qtdeclarative5-ubuntu-ui-extras0.2, qtdeclarative5-ubuntu-ui-toolkit-plugin-gles, qtmir-android, qtorganizer5-eds, qtubuntu-android, qtubuntu-media, qtubuntu-sensors, qtvideonode-plugin, rtkit, signon-apparmor-extension, signon-plugin-oauth2, smemstat, software-properties-common, strace, suru-icon-theme, sync-monitor-uoa, syncevolution, system-image-cli, tcptraceroute, telepathy-gabble, telepathy-ofono-ril-mc-plugin, thumbnailer-service, ttf-ubuntu-font-family, ubuntu-app-launch-tools, ubuntu-application-api3-examples, ubuntu-keyboard-arabic, ubuntu-keyboard-azerbaijani, ubuntu-keyboard-bosnian, ubuntu-keyboard-catalan, ubuntu-keyboard-chinese-pinyin, ubuntu-keyboard-croatian, ubuntu-keyboard-czech, ubuntu-keyboard-danish, ubuntu-keyboard-dutch, ubuntu-keyboard-emoji, ubuntu-keyboard-english, ubuntu-keyboard-finnish, ubuntu-keyboard-french, ubuntu-keyboard-german, ubuntu-keyboard-greek, ubuntu-keyboard-hebrew, ubuntu-keyboard-hungarian, ubuntu-keyboard-icelandic, ubuntu-keyboard-italian, ubuntu-keyboard-japanese, ubuntu-keyboard-norwegian-bokmal, ubuntu-keyboard-polish, ubuntu-keyboard-portuguese, ubuntu-keyboard-romanian, ubuntu-keyboard-russian, ubuntu-keyboard-scottish-gaelic, ubuntu-keyboard-serbian, ubuntu-keyboard-slovenian, ubuntu-keyboard-spanish, ubuntu-keyboard-swedish, ubuntu-keyboard-ukrainian, ubuntu-location-provider-here, ubuntu-location-service-bin, ubuntu-push-client, ubuntu-system-settings, ubuntu-system-settings-online-accounts, ubuntu-touch-customization-hooks, ubuntu-touch-session, ubuntu-touch-settings, ubuntu-touch-sounds, udisks2, ufw, unity-scope-click, unity-scope-mediascanner2, unity-scope-scopes, unity-webapps-qml, unity8, upstart-sysv, upstart-watchdog, urfkill, url-dispatcher, usensord, webapp-container, webbrowser-app, wget, whoopsie, wireless-tools
Filename: pool/universe/u/ubuntu-touch-meta/ubuntu-touch_1.264_amd64.deb
Size: 2970
MD5sum: bf42beb18066bb52915b3f5e5f990612
SHA1: fe345a16c27ab3976027ba240616203705cc52da
SHA256: f6f1f9a3804202286d39ac6a458e925dca79ce6e63501c9bab77ccc761ee95cd
Description-en: Ubuntu touch system
This package depends on all of the packages in the Ubuntu touch system
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It is safe to remove this package if some of the touch system packages are
not desired.
Description-md5: a3d2bde244db1d4276926a028b7c047a
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu