How to Install and Uninstall cabextract Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 11,2024

1. Install "cabextract" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install cabextract on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall cabextract on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                cabextract
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cabextract package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: cabextract
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.9-3
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Eric Sharkey
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 82
Depends: libmspack0 (>= 0.9.1-1), libc6 (>= 2.14)
Enhances: konqueror
Filename: pool/universe/c/cabextract/cabextract_1.9-3_amd64.deb
Size: 23376
MD5sum: ab5fa6bf3a330c9c5eb5b452986ebb9e
SHA1: 88367e964038587524a2902f82d3ab689a0ea24f
SHA256: 377342e564db998aaf982a46b329b616aa4a1dbcac0dad03b845cd7a5b47df58
SHA512: b61b67e78d7627548b8f6bb89060a67050856d13e030583ee18a34f0722f12ab74596d4eb392e53a979b21238517ec0e7c7cefae71bd28b3edd2dd14f3356f50
Description-en: Microsoft Cabinet file unpacker
Cabextract is a program which unpacks cabinet (.cab) files, which
are a form of archive Microsoft uses to distribute their software
and things like Windows Font Packs.
Description-md5: 3be58181913cd1a65aef709347d1f1f1