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

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "xrootconsole" package

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


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

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


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

Package: xrootconsole
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Installed-Size: 72
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Axel Beckert
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:0.6-3
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libx11-6
Suggests: ccze | logo
Filename: pool/universe/x/xrootconsole/xrootconsole_0.6-3_amd64.deb
Size: 16780
MD5sum: f97d29d4161a42ecb52571f6f35eaa6e
SHA1: 0ddf88a40e8c26dc2935610110a2ba6061d222bc
SHA256: e07c639af4faed7f4e5faf55dcb8f712368485cef20100b8f5a32c2682be5588
Description-en: Fancy X console display
Xrootconsole redirects its input to a transparent (and optionally
shaded) window on the root window. It supports displaying UTF-8 and
ANSI-colors, e.g. those generated with "ccze -A" or "loco".
Description-md5: 11c6eb136b3c96833449a28752c2b778
Homepage: http://sourceforge.net/projects/xrootconsole/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu