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

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "xauth" package

Please follow the steps below to install xauth on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall xauth on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: xauth
Priority: standard
Section: x11
Installed-Size: 86
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:1.0.9-1ubuntu2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libx11-6, libxau6, libxext6, libxmuu1
Filename: pool/main/x/xauth/xauth_1.0.9-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 22742
MD5sum: 94487bfcd81c84ff1005b3afc1306b6a
SHA1: 97f4ef912e6a5f2205617ea4e7e1deb608827656
SHA256: fd2db45513fca2c9c451faeadc307ecfc283e7b5cb5c673cb3d0956c79d424c6
Description-en: X authentication utility
xauth is a small utility to read and manipulate Xauthority files, which
are used by servers and clients alike to control authentication and access
to X sessions.
Description-md5: 20c8545ce7ba7273dbeefb5186103e04
Multi-Arch: foreign
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: standard, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, ubuntu-sdk