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

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "pinfo" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install pinfo on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

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


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

Package: pinfo
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.6.9-5.2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/doc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Bas Zoetekouw
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 231
Provides: info-browser
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libncursesw5 (>= 6), libreadline7 (>= 6.0), libtinfo5 (>= 6), install-info
Suggests: mutt | mail-reader, w3m | www-browser, cups-bsd | lpr
Filename: pool/universe/p/pinfo/pinfo_0.6.9-5.2_amd64.deb
Size: 70456
MD5sum: 6a964861352d3594acfe2f1ff8103777
SHA1: 5c6334fdf54a9a38eef7872c95fdd4a93658987f
SHA256: 3533cda025623cb65718296abe0af5d643a5438efd45f2298fa514cd74c4b908
Homepage: http://pinfo.alioth.debian.org/
Description: An alternative info-file viewer
Description-md5: 9487efb0be037536eeda31b588cb6f89