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

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "explain" package

Please follow the instructions below to install explain on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall explain on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


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

Package: explain
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.4.D001-10
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Source: libexplain
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 201
Depends: lsof, libacl1 (>= 2.2.23), libc6 (>= 2.15), libexplain51 (>= 1.4.D001)
Filename: pool/universe/libe/libexplain/explain_1.4.D001-10_amd64.deb
Size: 50452
MD5sum: 4f36a68923751200973711a517f520da
SHA1: 7abaf3e97f8c8bc3b74ee025f05060ee87c3d609
SHA256: 710d84c0a6806b64aa98fa47111d302402f2b83b86b264c3e4a8d592201fb271
SHA512: c8f84972778b597806d68117d986803c18cd74c927dd570c96971b8462fdc37e8d6f484e40dff496d97487cb56cc4ec45da54ee6d1a1d2de64ec39d5e15e16a2
Homepage: http://libexplain.sourceforge.net/
Description-en: utility to explain system call errors
This package provides an explain(1) command to explain Unix and Linux system
call errors, after the fact.
Description-md5: eacebf1de43f9609417d36c3a17b5eb2