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

Last updated: May 04,2024

1. Install "dialog" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install dialog on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall dialog on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


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

Package: dialog
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.3-20201126-1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Santiago Vila
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1231
Provides: libdialog-dev
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libncursesw6 (>= 6), libtinfo6 (>= 6), debianutils (>= 1.6)
Filename: pool/universe/d/dialog/dialog_1.3-20201126-1_amd64.deb
Size: 238404
MD5sum: 0a979e0ad21670131670c5cd3cb32450
SHA1: cc2c5ec6fd5a56a9b351c3e0da713f2de9beb5bd
SHA256: a8125f83ccac7e3dda08f47a5a186d7faea4e40732f4661938a626302e0d004a
SHA512: f8dabc5b6fb1e609a108d5253bed17afccfe06fb10e60c4a3a03952ef023946700455650040424123a089175ddc30a78877c9486e38c56df95fffc789cc369bd
Homepage: https://invisible-island.net/dialog/dialog.html
Description-en: Displays user-friendly dialog boxes from shell scripts
This application provides a method of displaying several different types
of dialog boxes from shell scripts. This allows a developer of a script
to interact with the user in a much friendlier manner.
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The following types of boxes are at your disposal:
yes/no Typical query style box with "Yes" and "No" answer buttons
menu A scrolling list of menu choices with single entry selection
input Query style box with text entry field
message Similar to the yes/no box, but with only an "Ok" button
text A scrollable text box that works like a simple file viewer
info A message display that allows asynchronous script execution
checklist Similar to the menu box, but allowing multiple selections
radiolist Checklist style box allowing single selections
gauge Typical "progress report" style box
tail Allows viewing the end of files (tail) that auto updates
background tail Similar to tail but runs in the background.
editbox Allows editing an existing file
Description-md5: bcacb3d599cbbb23a47a1141ae12a28b