I see 2 ways of fixing this: 1) Add xauth to the dependencies of openssh-client. 2) Add a warning message if the user uses -X and have no xauth installed.
I also think it's an openssh-client bug, not a xauth problem ("Binary package hint": must be openssh-client) -- ssh -X fails without warning when xauth not installed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/51774 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs