How to Install and Uninstall libreadline5 Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "libreadline5" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install libreadline5 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libreadline5
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libreadline5" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall libreadline5 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libreadline5
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libreadline5 package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: libreadline5
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.2+dfsg-3build3
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Source: readline5
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 328
Depends: readline-common, libc6 (>= 2.15), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Filename: pool/main/r/readline5/libreadline5_5.2+dfsg-3build3_amd64.deb
Size: 100296
MD5sum: 28de285ef01579759ee4d456e619c5b4
SHA1: f074398eefa362527f1735e3c4006f19214296d0
SHA256: e49389b39de229ef056c507eb42c5c80b39d68142ce9221cb344c04456fbb77a
Description: GNU readline and history libraries, run-time libraries
Description-md5: 02109af5819248ca867891090079f329
Task: server, cloud-image, ubuntu-live, kubuntu-live, xubuntu-live, lubuntu-live, ubuntustudio-dvd-live, ubuntukylin-live, ubuntu-mate-live, ubuntu-budgie-live