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

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "extrepo" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "extrepo" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall extrepo on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


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

Package: extrepo
Architecture: all
Version: 0.8
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Wouter Verhelst
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 42
Depends: libwww-perl, libyaml-libyaml-perl, libcryptx-perl, libdpkg-perl, gpgv, perl:any
Filename: pool/universe/e/extrepo/extrepo_0.8_all.deb
Size: 10368
MD5sum: eb16cdbde0567b5b087922fa6e8846a2
SHA1: 72c214f012df16996fe3b1bcb617fb70fc4e5002
SHA256: cd48e30246d7ad02c2df6c7b5c40fcda8f389fa0cbf15240d8dc7408f2b170f1
SHA512: eb54657089ed8d1dff59f9cada5f7ea4d705b87c60ba1f8b6b8d6ffeefa2d044397f43dc7116f55b6746674a3f654b803a1874a5af45346a7bbaf9fc9949f80e
Description-en: External repository manager
External repositories are additional software package repositories that
are not maintained by Debian. Before extrepo, maintainers of such
repositories would suggest that you download and execute an (unsigned)
shell script as root, or that you download and install their (unsigned)
package, which is not ideal for security.
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The extrepo package tries to remedy this, by providing a curated list
of external repositories that can be enabled by a simple command,
allowing unsigned scripts to be replaced by a simple "extrepo enable
example.com_repo".
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Note, however, that while the repositories are curated, and that any
repositories with malicious content will be removed and/or disabled
when detected, no warranty is made by the Debian project as to the
security or quality of the software in these third-party repositories.
Description-md5: 9081e1b0b10780bf53a9c4fed5d9012e