How to Install and Uninstall unity-services Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "unity-services" package

Please follow the guidance below to install unity-services on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                unity-services
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "unity-services" package

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


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

Package: unity-services
Architecture: amd64
Version: 7.4.5+16.04.20190312-0ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: gnome
Source: unity
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 207
Depends: libatk-bridge2.0-0 (>= 2.5.3), libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4), libc6 (>= 2.7), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.41.1), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.9.10), libido3-0.1-0 (>= 13.10.0daily13.06.19), libindicator3-7 (>= 0.4.90), libx11-6
Filename: pool/main/u/unity/unity-services_7.4.5+16.04.20190312-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 33376
MD5sum: 871e302c23b7213d4fc71f7be94574ff
SHA1: ebca59aae4df40c04b2c9d58daed3d335855ae18
SHA256: 8ce81a80f05f603794fecb1a2b040f7d00b75ba4a23864ca5a01f875b5c0038f
SHA512: a21a26dd6ff85b492bfe76b62d3478cc024637b09621dd6cd9986a94cb74eaac17037da7a66a3edaaedb4a74ed334efc7316087f617df7f63e6fe76319da3ef7
Homepage: https://launchpad.net/unity
Description-en: Services for the Unity interface
Unity is a desktop experience that sings. Designed by Canonical and the Ayatana
community, Unity is all about the combination of familiarity and the future. We
bring together visual design, analysis of user experience testing, modern
graphics technologies and a deep understanding of the free software landscape
to produce what we hope will be the lightest, most elegant and most delightful
way to use your PC.
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This package contains the D-Bus service used for unity.
Description-md5: 739e58e2989afe568092890f45df8b83
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, ubuntukylin-desktop
Supported: 5y

Package: unity-services
Priority: optional
Section: gnome
Installed-Size: 203
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Architecture: amd64
Source: unity
Version: 7.4.0+16.04.20160415-0ubuntu1
Depends: libatk-bridge2.0-0 (>= 2.5.3), libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4), libc6 (>= 2.7), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.41.1), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.9.10), libido3-0.1-0 (>= 13.10.0daily13.06.19), libindicator3-7 (>= 0.4.90), libx11-6
Filename: pool/main/u/unity/unity-services_7.4.0+16.04.20160415-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 30584
MD5sum: 1d91fbde070a0d7c581093bb6a5627bc
SHA1: 1b6b05042058c135c73b9d65e57abdcb804d7988
SHA256: c087916290bbca183d612fa54bf87132e8826a16ee14c117941980a0f0977a8c
Description-en: Services for the Unity interface
Unity is a desktop experience that sings. Designed by Canonical and the Ayatana
community, Unity is all about the combination of familiarity and the future. We
bring together visual design, analysis of user experience testing, modern
graphics technologies and a deep understanding of the free software landscape
to produce what we hope will be the lightest, most elegant and most delightful
way to use your PC.
.
This package contains the D-Bus service used for unity.
Description-md5: 739e58e2989afe568092890f45df8b83
Homepage: https://launchpad.net/unity
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, ubuntukylin-desktop