How to Install and Uninstall gcab Package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Last updated: May 02,2024

1. Install "gcab" package

This tutorial shows how to install gcab on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall gcab on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                gcab
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gcab package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Package: gcab
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.4-3build2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Stephen Kitt
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 84
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcab-1.0-0 (>= 1.4), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.26.0)
Filename: pool/universe/g/gcab/gcab_1.4-3build2_amd64.deb
Size: 10880
MD5sum: c3ce73f2f1e2e2105bfafe2dc0f5e6af
SHA1: 2d241e42e051eaaa400af4053d3f17f07b658ae2
SHA256: 2fc1925c4acb1c76c2cb50867f6247f58f7f8416e09e18c92b7a258e26a3292e
SHA512: 4c4c2789c84169d0ab44cf214b1df2592dc8e869d4ef5b63078cc4fef3d59cffc3dffeade0c489b720108b7dbe5d63d5ab73cf0370cc2843bf430c5ce17a58fd
Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/msitools
Description: Microsoft Cabinet file manipulation tool
Description-md5: 96bfb738184b7dc60be13cb7a3a13d3a