How to Install and Uninstall expat Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "expat" package

Learn how to install expat on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall expat on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                expat
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the expat package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: expat
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.2.9-1ubuntu0.6
Priority: optional
Section: universe/text
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 72
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libexpat1 (>= 2.0.1)
Filename: pool/universe/e/expat/expat_2.2.9-1ubuntu0.6_amd64.deb
Size: 15592
MD5sum: 7da07abf1f26f992ee5a997479949ff5
SHA1: bcaa9478f0e5643d08ba9bf0c089f3e09991366a
SHA256: 27625bd04fca57592e92ae19b01236d92527d26a95768863a9f78f873c57d6c5
SHA512: 00a8f3ed2dbfb74a94940f27063aa625a1aa39afeca669ffe7039a3b76629a0eec10e130111a8ed1ad99c881f43c2f4b9ced3a41b9eb34e7ba133fd1870d6364
Homepage: https://libexpat.github.io/
Description: XML parsing C library - example application
Description-md5: 946951e418841b66002f30694d1a0b72

Package: expat
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.2.9-1build1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/text
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 71
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libexpat1 (>= 2.0.1)
Filename: pool/universe/e/expat/expat_2.2.9-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 15644
MD5sum: 5d7218c1e1b4c0e42587ed9aad00df96
SHA1: 55760a17fa332b128983fcecd9165f4793fa406f
SHA256: 8ece04e16e741135b42432d20a800d6055fc382f1b3e8f18a9871c53c9b97700
Homepage: https://libexpat.github.io/
Description: XML parsing C library - example application
Description-md5: 946951e418841b66002f30694d1a0b72