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

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "less" package

Please follow the steps below to install less on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall less on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


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

Package: less
Architecture: amd64
Version: 551-2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: important
Section: text
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Milan Kupcevic
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 300
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Filename: pool/main/l/less/less_551-2_amd64.deb
Size: 123288
MD5sum: bcd2ed531ecf4bd082e84562cd8b8525
SHA1: 5cb8c47bca34081104a4feada5eca454509cf5ef
SHA256: 15bac7a28c134ea69d11c6762d29b49c89e9c6bab1fb7951ed5d1734f5f1a237
SHA512: 41813e827076704c4dcacdf6e9abde4d7d37af13e368f9d1ce8085826f2d226d7bce01940525116bf9a23ae9098d5553e62e15d126d12a5eafb663a319afa3a6
Homepage: http://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/
Description-en: pager program similar to more
This package provides "less", a file pager (that is, a memory-efficient
utility for displaying text one screenful at a time). Less has many
more features than the basic pager "more". As part of the GNU project,
it is widely regarded as the standard pager on UNIX-derived systems.
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Also provided are "lessecho", a simple utility for ensuring arguments
with spaces are correctly quoted; "lesskey", a tool for modifying the
standard (vi-like) keybindings; and "lesspipe", a filter for specific
types of input, such as .doc or .txt.gz files.
Description-md5: a2c2d2eff1fb9762b71faf7540cf8dce
Task: minimal