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

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "upstart" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install upstart on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall upstart on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: upstart
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.13.2-0ubuntu21.1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: James Hunt
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1654
Provides: startup-tasks, system-services, upstart-compat-sysv, upstart-job
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libcgmanager0 (>= 0.28), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libjson-c2 (>= 0.10), libnih-dbus1 (>= 1.0.0), libnih1 (>= 1.0.0), libudev1 (>= 183), sysvinit-utils, initscripts, mountall, ifupdown (>= 0.6.10ubuntu5), debianutils (>= 4)
Suggests: python3, graphviz, bash-completion, upstart-monitor
Conflicts: lxcguest, startup-tasks, system-services, sysvinit, upstart-job
Breaks: friendly-recovery (<< 0.2.13), initramfs-tools (<< 0.103ubuntu8), libc6 (<< 2.12.1-0ubuntu12), upstart-bin (<< 1.13.2-0ubuntu10~)
Replaces: init-system-helpers (<< 1.24ubuntu1), startup-tasks, system-services, sysvinit, upstart-bin (<< 1.13.2-0ubuntu10~), upstart-job
Filename: pool/main/u/upstart/upstart_1.13.2-0ubuntu21.1_amd64.deb
Size: 391728
MD5sum: a854939025fb82c9ace92bde9e778870
SHA1: a17777a69637b88d296d024967c0239ce67b30a9
SHA256: 93ee7f122bd23f3200dcad811100e91ccea909f4a5d3e858b514e0226de6d060
SHA512: 8c4136fd14adb2547fe8f7c31e7c00e8ebbacc83c51bac2087f548e13f8dce29b083c18e1fb246e8ff2ac98ae9d4c192d26be8406520c387377b92a81f296483
Homepage: http://upstart.ubuntu.com/
Description-en: event-based init daemon - essential binaries
upstart is a replacement for the /sbin/init daemon which handles
starting of tasks and services during boot, stopping them during
shutdown and supervising them while the system is running.
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This package provides all essential upstart components, sufficient
for running user sessions managed by upstart.
Description-md5: eb5258efe3375f260617b2e930008861
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-touch-core, ubuntu-touch, ubuntu-touch, ubuntu-sdk, ubuntukylin-desktop
Orig-Maintainer: Steve Langasek
Supported: 5y

Package: upstart
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Installed-Size: 1650
Maintainer: James Hunt
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.13.2-0ubuntu21
Replaces: init-system-helpers (<< 1.24ubuntu1), startup-tasks, system-services, sysvinit, upstart-bin (<< 1.13.2-0ubuntu10~), upstart-job
Provides: startup-tasks, system-services, upstart-compat-sysv, upstart-job
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libcgmanager0 (>= 0.28), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libjson-c2 (>= 0.10), libnih-dbus1 (>= 1.0.0), libnih1 (>= 1.0.0), libudev1 (>= 183), sysvinit-utils, initscripts, mountall, ifupdown (>= 0.6.10ubuntu5), debianutils (>= 4)
Suggests: python3, graphviz, bash-completion, upstart-monitor
Conflicts: lxcguest, startup-tasks, system-services, sysvinit, upstart-job
Breaks: friendly-recovery (<< 0.2.13), initramfs-tools (<< 0.103ubuntu8), libc6 (<< 2.12.1-0ubuntu12), upstart-bin (<< 1.13.2-0ubuntu10~)
Filename: pool/main/u/upstart/upstart_1.13.2-0ubuntu21_amd64.deb
Size: 390490
MD5sum: ec957cf018fcc95eb7dfcac9c82fb856
SHA1: 03bfbffb01c77df756b68dd6beebe431cae7a9af
SHA256: 79023f49bf0273ab1d167cb050ffec4720b42be5bd3832d53aa751939162e317
Description-en: event-based init daemon - essential binaries
upstart is a replacement for the /sbin/init daemon which handles
starting of tasks and services during boot, stopping them during
shutdown and supervising them while the system is running.
.
This package provides all essential upstart components, sufficient
for running user sessions managed by upstart.
Description-md5: eb5258efe3375f260617b2e930008861
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://upstart.ubuntu.com/
Orig-Maintainer: Steve Langasek
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-touch-core, ubuntu-touch, ubuntu-touch, ubuntu-sdk, ubuntukylin-desktop