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

Last updated: November 25,2024

1. Install "less" package

Please follow the steps below to install less on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall less on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


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

Package: less
Architecture: amd64
Version: 487-0.1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: important
Section: text
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Anibal Monsalve Salazar
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 284
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libtinfo5 (>= 6), debianutils (>= 1.8)
Filename: pool/main/l/less/less_487-0.1_amd64.deb
Size: 111512
MD5sum: 51696f669640c52da54027d50b504edd
SHA1: 514e6510cfd6619b1f40583253997bed1a6b5acf
SHA256: 00d9c5e56b81c95a14e3fd148ff464acaf3fe757d3e4b4d1e54990b28c54eb57
Homepage: http://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/
Description: pager program similar to more
Description-md5: a2c2d2eff1fb9762b71faf7540cf8dce
Task: minimal
Supported: 5y