How to Install and Uninstall ncbi-entrez-direct Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 02,2024

1. Install "ncbi-entrez-direct" package

Please follow the steps below to install ncbi-entrez-direct 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 "ncbi-entrez-direct" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall ncbi-entrez-direct 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 ncbi-entrez-direct package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: ncbi-entrez-direct
Architecture: amd64
Version: 7.40.20170928+ds-1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/science
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Med Packaging Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2728
Depends: libwww-perl, perl:any, libc6 (>= 2.4)
Filename: pool/universe/n/ncbi-entrez-direct/ncbi-entrez-direct_7.40.20170928+ds-1_amd64.deb
Size: 810204
MD5sum: 51dabc6647abde82a29d872df27c3c8d
SHA1: 6f7cb611681709176d919e2b36d8e11f3df4cf39
SHA256: c8ee9f870ddc863413573ef3d1bbd5f8225496023fb30dac3f4f6db216a8d910
Homepage: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK179288
Description: NCBI Entrez utilities on the command line
Description-md5: 10c6a6866d4021f4e8969018b2d1adbc