How to Install and Uninstall ack Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: April 20,2024

1. Install "ack" package

This tutorial shows how to install ack on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall ack on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                ack
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ack package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: ack
Architecture: all
Version: 3.4.0-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Perl Group
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 228
Provides: ack-grep
Depends: libfile-next-perl (>= 1.18), perl:any
Breaks: ack-grep (<= 2.14-5~)
Replaces: ack-grep (<= 2.14-5~)
Filename: pool/universe/a/ack/ack_3.4.0-1_all.deb
Size: 67812
MD5sum: 1b156f0b58e8f210c38ae78787631a0d
SHA1: 7b060e429ec06fa70e8f7f504c8452cb2299e63c
SHA256: ae8379dd649b62cf96338b546e5725606d1c1707b7b5e9c17e427fc3ba30ae44
SHA512: 6a77c76002a0ffc93df010418d16476c3739daaa2724598be6d4525ecee7ea84c21201fbcb5283e4b95e5a4dc5aeb01f0251507dc1e95013b52088d4d65b6791
Homepage: https://beyondgrep.com/
Description-en: grep-like program specifically for large source trees
Ack is designed as an alternative for 99% of the uses of grep. ack is
intelligent about the files it searches. It knows about certain file
types, based on both the extension on the file and, in some cases, the
contents of the file.
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Ack ignores backup files and files under CVS and .svn directories. It
also highlights matches to help you see where the match was. Ack uses
perl regular expressions.
Description-md5: e50a48f3af6e02593eb6155b28aaed6e