How to Install and Uninstall xfce4 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "xfce4" package

Learn how to install xfce4 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                xfce4
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "xfce4" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall xfce4 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                xfce4
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xfce4 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: xfce4
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Installed-Size: 16
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Xfce Maintainers
Architecture: all
Version: 4.12.2
Depends: xfwm4 (>= 4.12.0), xfconf (>= 4.12.0), xfce4-settings (>= 4.12.0), xfce4-panel (>= 4.12.0), xfdesktop4 (>= 4.12.0), thunar (>= 1.6.6), gtk2-engines-xfce (>= 3.2.0), xfce4-session (>= 4.12.0), xfce4-appfinder (>= 4.12.0), xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin, orage (>= 4.12.0), libxfce4ui-utils (>= 4.12)
Recommends: xorg, desktop-base (>= 5.0.4), thunar-volman (>= 0.8.1), tango-icon-theme (>= 0.8.90), xfce4-notifyd
Suggests: xfce4-goodies, xfce4-power-manager (>= 1.4.0), gtk3-engines-xfce (>= 3.2.0)
Filename: pool/universe/x/xfce4/xfce4_4.12.2_all.deb
Size: 4656
MD5sum: f1df7591ae60969e4250403f1d2f0fb9
SHA1: 9734964bc32889a1818b9ac0f511464e3a963422
SHA256: 8e850d68b78fee20d7b61f3bd764aad39e64303eff0cc637262d801f80b1f0ff
Description-en: Meta-package for the Xfce Lightweight Desktop Environment
Xfce is a lightweight desktop environment for unix-like operating systems.
It aims to be fast and lightweight, while still being visually appealing and
easy to use. Designed for productivity, it loads and executes applications
fast, while conserving system resources.
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This package is a metapackage; it depends on the core packages of the
Xfce4 desktop environment and recommends some extra Xfce4 packages. If you
intend to use Xfce4 and want the full experience then installing this
package and the packages it Recommends is a great place to start.
If you just want to pick and choose the core components then feel free to
remove this package.
Description-md5: 53123f9cf40a71f1a87679634af17db3
Homepage: http://www.xfce.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m