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

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "xflip" package

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


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall xflip on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: xflip
Priority: optional
Section: universe/games
Installed-Size: 40
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.01-26
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.2.5), libx11-6
Filename: pool/universe/x/xflip/xflip_1.01-26_amd64.deb
Size: 10706
MD5sum: 2f412023f897c832dcb70badcd1cb45d
SHA1: b2597ea83acb216c5aa430df6492ddf60dc2533b
SHA256: 954523c5a68d9d654a70556e170fa477a85e0628e7cf37c1042e11ec39712a94
Description-en: programs to mirror-image or melt your display
Flip your (or your "xhost +" using friend's) screen on either the vertical
or horizontal axis or melt away the graphics on your display. Both commands,
named xflip and meltdown, have a -planes option to independently act on
individual bit planes. This version now comes with a new -oblic option which
flips horizontally and vertically simultaneously.
Description-md5: 5af89014d907b93fcad7f6d0f3975966
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu