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

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "explain" package

Please follow the guidance below to install explain on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall explain on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


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

Package: explain
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.4.D001-7
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Source: libexplain
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 188
Depends: lsof, libacl1 (>= 2.2.51-8), libc6 (>= 2.15), libexplain51
Filename: pool/universe/libe/libexplain/explain_1.4.D001-7_amd64.deb
Size: 50472
MD5sum: 4974a9594d0a9f76342779416492aeb3
SHA1: 5c2db2e5e45a05827bcb9bea92554a914b6d910e
SHA256: 4bc9cdacca50fbb04b4511d5af0c8a5a334d9859855993c68d02c08a1e63676d
Homepage: http://libexplain.sourceforge.net/
Description: utility to explain system call errors
Description-md5: eacebf1de43f9609417d36c3a17b5eb2