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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "unclutter" package

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


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall unclutter on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: unclutter
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Installed-Size: 47
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Axel Beckert
Architecture: amd64
Version: 8-20
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, libc6 (>= 2.4), libx11-6
Filename: pool/universe/u/unclutter/unclutter_8-20_amd64.deb
Size: 14876
MD5sum: fd9693edbea25a24c8888fa20e979f75
SHA1: c15f7a5f6500062e32d9c2aa0d3987f6ee1f22c9
SHA256: 90c0fe9d5b7231864546930a121fe42d88e295286a76b211e46b5d6fa931e7b9
Description-en: hides the mouse cursor in X after a period of inactivity
unclutter hides your X mouse cursor when you don't need it, to prevent it
from getting in the way. You have only to move the mouse to restore the
mouse cursor.
Description-md5: f0e9ff67c42a9d3dc35bb595d2f84a7b
Homepage: https://web.archive.org/web/20151129214845/http://ftp.x.org/contrib/utilities/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu