How to Install and Uninstall xserver-xorg-xmir Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: September 20,2024

1. Install "xserver-xorg-xmir" package

This tutorial shows how to install xserver-xorg-xmir on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install xserver-xorg-xmir

2. Uninstall "xserver-xorg-xmir" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall xserver-xorg-xmir on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):

$ sudo apt remove xserver-xorg-xmir $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the xserver-xorg-xmir package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: xserver-xorg-xmir
Architecture: all
Version: 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.12
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Source: xorg-server
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu X-SWAT
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1989
Depends: xmir
Filename: pool/universe/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-xmir_1.18.4-0ubuntu0.12_all.deb
Size: 11618
MD5sum: 3f679a33bf5428bc65d972a1bec2f74e
SHA1: f68cb8bf42c6f89164f7e0ea60f216b413921668
SHA256: 6a89f84c873273f940cf7bf0f01af6e80cd7fafbb6efb2b6f62e3d446e283382
SHA512: 3317cd9363fad8c17444bb360bc3b383ba817b20642319af051181692445da0ab437d8b0f75bf472d92530adc0a3a72c419c6e1e28e7cc148603e3dfad196113
Homepage: http://www.x.org/
Description-en: Xmir X server (transitional package)
This is a transitional package to ease upgrades to xmir.
It can be safely removed.
Description-md5: 701c25a1d8b425f073ac68ee21546d4b

Package: xserver-xorg-xmir
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Installed-Size: 1987
Maintainer: Ubuntu X-SWAT
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: all
Source: xorg-server
Version: 2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2
Depends: xmir
Filename: pool/universe/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-xmir_1.18.3-1ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 9484
MD5sum: b69267ea47f98322bc3ddb72259b59f7
SHA1: 611c8fb83f7a14f5944ed75a4265eddc80679cf4
SHA256: 5ce32ed9dd22caa1ab1d973a03476ea8e3d154d08475f72028d77d1d343c9faa
Description-en: Xmir X server (transitional package)
This is a transitional package to ease upgrades to xmir.
It can be safely removed.
Description-md5: 701c25a1d8b425f073ac68ee21546d4b
Homepage: http://www.x.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu

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