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

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "mscompress" package

This tutorial shows how to install mscompress on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall mscompress on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


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

Package: mscompress
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.4-3build1
Priority: extra
Section: otherosfs
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Michael Stapelberg
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 35
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4)
Filename: pool/main/m/mscompress/mscompress_0.4-3build1_amd64.deb
Size: 9132
MD5sum: cf9e79a1ab621b9ef3e252ca1c16274c
SHA1: 032c26a72058aa779fa62093c42248b9ada3c486
SHA256: 99b291065221708dcd1a9af0d666191786cb3c7c8686d9fe4eecc83fd7009501
Homepage: http://code.stapelberg.de/git/mscompress/
Description: Microsoft "compress.exe/expand.exe" compatible (de)compressor
Description-md5: b4f9fff832e68d790b9a7feeefbb8eb5
Task: ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop-share, lubuntu-gtk-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-qt-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 5y