How to Install and Uninstall less Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "less" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install less on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall less on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                less
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the less package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: less
Architecture: amd64
Version: 590-2ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: important
Section: text
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Milan Kupcevic
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 309
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Filename: pool/main/l/less/less_590-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 141246
MD5sum: 489dfd1c14f3d8c89b18b438d61e9e24
SHA1: ab57fc043e6d4c939eb5d538a691c5e381b013a1
SHA256: bb04df53fe93543890b3d1958124e95c3e557c403103c6c51dcbbfeaa99ea1a8
SHA512: 6c52bcbf927ad13bbb47914f80606a14159466d86916be3b6794d106f378daf9b51bc12030128854f65f100379ad86ac3eefcaaf565329ff9a4fd1478ee9c6a9
Homepage: http://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/
Description: pager program similar to more
Description-md5: a2c2d2eff1fb9762b71faf7540cf8dce
Task: minimal