How to Install and Uninstall libreadline5 Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "libreadline5" package

Learn how to install libreadline5 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libreadline5
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libreadline5" package

Learn how to uninstall libreadline5 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libreadline5
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libreadline5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: libreadline5
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.2+dfsg-3build1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Source: readline5
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 324
Depends: readline-common, libc6 (>= 2.15), libtinfo5 (>= 6)
Filename: pool/main/r/readline5/libreadline5_5.2+dfsg-3build1_amd64.deb
Size: 99484
MD5sum: dc4434cf0e68c0891257252e2d856357
SHA1: bcaa954233f5972fd6494af867a039617702bca6
SHA256: dd851f543f3061d07c31fd44917865c3173ae9018ae331716787fbfcf1988bec
Description: GNU readline and history libraries, run-time libraries
Description-md5: 02109af5819248ca867891090079f329
Task: ubuntu-live, cloud-image, server, kubuntu-live, xubuntu-live, lubuntu-live-share, lubuntu-live, ubuntustudio-dvd-live, ubuntukylin-live, ubuntu-mate-live, ubuntu-budgie-live
Supported: 5y