How to Install and Uninstall brag Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "brag" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install brag on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall brag on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                brag
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the brag package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: brag
Architecture: all
Version: 1.4.1-2.1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/news
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Simon Kelley
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 66
Depends: uudeview, tcl8.3 | tclsh
Filename: pool/universe/b/brag/brag_1.4.1-2.1_all.deb
Size: 17674
MD5sum: 92bd7048efa89dad90e407ddb28034d7
SHA1: daf6dc6f42bb63e6e558361a37cb1747332b0e9f
SHA256: e41030e8d22108bde211acfee278418ddcfb4c403d22d9dbf9644d6933fe77e8
SHA512: e44a4d8fb04a36c8c0cd86aa7da350ac8a960ac3e8f27537f6a804c0ffc4e190f2f3c4e505579efe6c21376b7c2b4816e068e9dd1e124b6bbac36fe69b7b8485
Homepage: http://brag.sourceforge.net
Description-en: Downloads and assembles multipart Usenet binaries
Brag collects and assembles multipart binary attachments from
newsgroups. This is a robust command-line tool, well suited to run
as a cron job.
* Collects and downloads multipart binary attachments
* Supported encodings: uuencode, MIME base64 and yenc
* Filters messages using accept/reject patterns
* Optionally saves message subjects
* Supports NNTP authentication
* Supports non-default NNTP ports
* Can combine parts from different newsgroups or even different servers
* Bulletproof: Restarts from the last successful operation.
Description-md5: 275712ce34651d926c15ff5db6e2ff55