How to Install and Uninstall user-setup Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 04,2024

1. Install "user-setup" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install user-setup on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                user-setup
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "user-setup" package

Learn how to uninstall user-setup on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: user-setup
Architecture: all
Version: 1.63ubuntu4.1
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Installer Team
Original-Maintainer: Debian Install System Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 537
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, passwd, adduser
Filename: pool/main/u/user-setup/user-setup_1.63ubuntu4.1_all.deb
Size: 192124
MD5sum: 82c69db4da8ed32df16623793ded1a7d
SHA1: 7ddf5cbd549c76514de9a6619df83ae1ad1bb9ff
SHA256: 42b8480967af183ac5fb50b61f40779aef78dad096287daa0d94b02f2334563b
SHA512: 56e77b55d86aeafb1777385bb461316cc6686cd05290248a5a53838fe3875a94a08cf3f262ae93a0321c3c02d35a4773b27b3ad606c0c44a1c74c51feffd73c2
Description-en: Set up initial user and password
This package creates an initial user, using the same code as is
responsible for creating the initial user in the installer. It is only
likely to be of any use if your system has no non-system users at all.
Description-md5: 4dec3dcb61a40a867c061e2bd022837e
Task: xubuntu-live
Supported: 5y

Package: user-setup
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Installed-Size: 535
Maintainer: Ubuntu Installer Team
Original-Maintainer: Debian Install System Team
Architecture: all
Version: 1.63ubuntu4
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, passwd, adduser
Filename: pool/main/u/user-setup/user-setup_1.63ubuntu4_all.deb
Size: 191984
MD5sum: cc0c08b5fe6b5d16802eb31a249f17a5
SHA1: 1f63c55ff7ffa244118261bcd48b1b008ef99af6
SHA256: b9e0923edf9a15366bc0d7eb35abb2a6050d6505ac464bb53563328be77ddae0
Description-en: Set up initial user and password
This package creates an initial user, using the same code as is
responsible for creating the initial user in the installer. It is only
likely to be of any use if your system has no non-system users at all.
Description-md5: 4dec3dcb61a40a867c061e2bd022837e
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: xubuntu-live