How to Install and Uninstall readline-common Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "readline-common" package

This guide let you learn how to install readline-common on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                readline-common
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "readline-common" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall readline-common on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


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

Package: readline-common
Architecture: all
Version: 8.0-4
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: important
Section: utils
Source: readline
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 79
Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.4) | install-info
Suggests: readline-doc
Conflicts: libreadline-common, libreadline5 (<< 5.0-11)
Replaces: libreadline-common, libreadline4 (<< 4.3-16), libreadline5 (<< 5.0-11)
Filename: pool/main/r/readline/readline-common_8.0-4_all.deb
Size: 53492
MD5sum: df3bdd61df336b466f7e32c7404b7e9a
SHA1: 493829d433eff29563a64a99f147f9d7937d48f3
SHA256: 38c3ac67e2dab4122a2f948f433c4cb5d5653d82b323f3ff30599797b7adee9f
SHA512: fb46a0d3b2ff0349fb7ebd1c0c8e324d3113a253dded48043947a8e09035c1e6eb720b2c02ca53f094a2104b89ba82272966e8c9fe0fac4f12cb42bc179ee525
Description-en: GNU readline and history libraries, common files
The GNU readline library aids in the consistency of user interface
across discrete programs that need to provide a command line
interface.
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The GNU history library provides a consistent user interface for
recalling lines of previously typed input.
Description-md5: c8e28b105311ffa41fe6e8f86c041f82
Task: minimal