How to Install and Uninstall dist Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "dist" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install dist on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall dist on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dist
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dist package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: dist
Architecture: all
Version: 1:3.5-36.0001-3
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Manoj Srivastava
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2669
Depends: perl, debconf (>= 1.2.0) | debconf-2.0
Filename: pool/universe/d/dist/dist_3.5-36.0001-3_all.deb
Size: 450128
MD5sum: c356bbcc22b2b7ec305f2167519a4082
SHA1: 1e4e0069a9764b0a74e088f9b5325a7c039d10c4
SHA256: c0cbd002d14643b18d093051a8afec8e3a34c42cdcae151ee9014b190472934b
Description: Tools for developing, maintaining and distributing software
Description-md5: 5f28860f0dcfbb834e3b056d01d91d83