How to Install and Uninstall xubuntu-restricted-addons Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: January 23,2025

1. Install "xubuntu-restricted-addons" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install xubuntu-restricted-addons on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                xubuntu-restricted-addons
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "xubuntu-restricted-addons" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall xubuntu-restricted-addons on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: xubuntu-restricted-addons
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/metapackages
Installed-Size: 11
Maintainer: Evan Dandrea
Architecture: amd64
Source: ubuntu-restricted-addons
Version: 23
Recommends: gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly, flashplugin-installer, gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad, gstreamer1.0-libav, gstreamer1.0-fluendo-mp3
Filename: pool/multiverse/u/ubuntu-restricted-addons/xubuntu-restricted-addons_23_amd64.deb
Size: 2840
MD5sum: 2f9eaeded2fec9b05ee00e97a5d31240
SHA1: 181b06dc6628f74d9a464d1a3511608b24d99b6f
SHA256: 8002da286a86a9221cb4aa039403bd9d085752331629990f65bdfe2b4aebaa5f
Description-en: Commonly used restricted packages for Xubuntu
This package depends on some commonly used packages in the Xubuntu
universe and multiverse repositories.
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You should not install this package directly, but instead install the
xubuntu-restricted-extras package.
Description-md5: 2ad798717dbfe0d2e563a23e08ee3a9c
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu