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

Last updated: January 23,2025

1. Install "sharutils" package

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


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

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


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

Package: sharutils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:4.15.2-4build1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Santiago Vila
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 688
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Suggests: sharutils-doc, bsd-mailx | mailx
Conflicts: shar, uuencode
Filename: pool/main/s/sharutils/sharutils_4.15.2-4build1_amd64.deb
Size: 154640
MD5sum: bc96b1b59f35c0c629a7bbb8bb155161
SHA1: ab9d6efba2747cf29428709759f49ae4a508693a
SHA256: 64eb5fb841c9b3f5583a29920ad258a561ade10229d11c48f154ad8aa773f7a2
Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/sharutils/
Description: shar, unshar, uuencode, uudecode
Description-md5: a3a4ed873198b8a52375099d19def9a1