How to Install and Uninstall m4 Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "m4" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install m4 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                m4
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "m4" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall m4 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                m4
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the m4 package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: m4
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.4.19-4
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: interpreters
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Santiago Vila
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 624
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.38)
Suggests: m4-doc
Filename: pool/main/m/m4/m4_1.4.19-4_amd64.deb
Size: 243332
MD5sum: 2c6edf465fade350be4914198fb7abf0
SHA1: f4f128f5ee56cf6c93616faf423d65a5c02f592b
SHA256: 64c0363dd532557f6c8f61b1d49e1a9f16b47fc2227edfd38aff598956c73e7e
SHA512: 7b5dbbd7aa35d3e4b6677c51cee2606d4f08b0cc9f581dee6ba1648e8156e1792f61ed1c7756e373673dbf07d84e35f057600a166fd5533727ac88a96e676ddf
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/m4/
Description: macro processing language
Description-md5: 4d2d2315ae3e9465f92825939c8db872