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

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "xxd" package

This is a short guide on how to install xxd on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall xxd on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


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

Package: xxd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:8.2.0716-3ubuntu2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: important
Section: editors
Source: vim
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Vim Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 217
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4)
Breaks: vim-common (<< 2:7.4.2347-1~)
Replaces: vim-common (<< 2:7.4.2347-1~)
Filename: pool/main/v/vim/xxd_8.2.0716-3ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 49788
MD5sum: 0621458c6f8dc9a432d49b456c431285
SHA1: 8f26a62e31c7e769bae7ff9bcbe6ca9b7127c6fd
SHA256: 15900601d8a694a146cff7eb51ad5b04e739c4b1d2ddf5e5c34aed6509e5a80f
SHA512: 826027e4304d2569c275bfdcb113aeaba1e9c8448946cb4733de957f71329ef0896c563d3d8b6728a65733bd1c8001e31dc3dc7fa52967ac265f03aacb37aa7c
Homepage: https://www.vim.org/
Description-en: tool to make (or reverse) a hex dump
xxd creates a hex dump of a given file or standard input. It can also convert
a hex dump back to its original binary form.
Description-md5: d658dacad23806722eb421aab7cc53e5
Task: minimal