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

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "ncompress" package

This is a short guide on how to install ncompress on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install ncompress

2. Uninstall "ncompress" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall ncompress on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):

$ sudo apt remove ncompress $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the ncompress package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: ncompress
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.2.4.4-20
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Kenneth J. Pronovici
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 52
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Filename: pool/universe/n/ncompress/ncompress_4.2.4.4-20_amd64.deb
Size: 20156
MD5sum: af80dd1ac78b1f58383597772ab732bc
SHA1: 6d82b4991e5fa9e542781b6ee2c9fd25ec83636d
SHA256: 26608fbfa6eb1e54f1ca1932a46536c1bc66f9e59249f4bc7b5090d9f1861ef2
Homepage: https://github.com/vapier/ncompress
Description: original Lempel-Ziv compress/uncompress programs
Description-md5: 0ba9f83ea053a8a1ec85bffba60c176f