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

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "less" package

Please follow the steps below to install less on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall less on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


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

Package: less
Architecture: amd64
Version: 551-1ubuntu0.1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: important
Section: text
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Milan Kupcevic
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 301
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Filename: pool/main/l/less/less_551-1ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
Size: 123332
MD5sum: 6382f8efba05e60799ddefef5d6b6d63
SHA1: ef008d971e2e2c8818709fbb8a1a46ac8b95eda6
SHA256: fedc6f0fc9aff05ca7977aedf8585e042f6c55db14b937c3b33e234b56e36ae8
SHA512: ff5c123ac183f8c3c6fa319bf2a77995891bead919ec766278ca0c84ff4e5f13eec88de1d408395cbb58570b804b77436c492913f5176bbb218021447ab89bac
Homepage: http://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/
Description: pager program similar to more
Description-md5: a2c2d2eff1fb9762b71faf7540cf8dce
Task: minimal

Package: less
Architecture: amd64
Version: 551-1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: important
Section: text
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Milan Kupcevic
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 308
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Filename: pool/main/l/less/less_551-1_amd64.deb
Size: 125868
MD5sum: bf71b6eda239b6a5473f9ba0e0084d7d
SHA1: 80c414df872b5b4e1069095a0afa023329fbe082
SHA256: e83bc31120b92879cf5553344b7554636e886d6d3b4f3ae1bccc5787518cfc2b
Homepage: http://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/
Description: pager program similar to more
Description-md5: a2c2d2eff1fb9762b71faf7540cf8dce
Task: minimal