How to Install and Uninstall lockfile-progs Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "lockfile-progs" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install lockfile-progs on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                lockfile-progs
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "lockfile-progs" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall lockfile-progs on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


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

Package: lockfile-progs
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.1.18build1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Rob Browning
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 55
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), liblockfile1 (>= 1.0)
Filename: pool/main/l/lockfile-progs/lockfile-progs_0.1.18build1_amd64.deb
Size: 9948
MD5sum: d73c70d4805935fc27b20403055192b6
SHA1: 9e3b4ea50b38ffd829b57fb1069366f054361c48
SHA256: 83244a549be8e18d017c885f6c5670d8185c1bb09019e1714805dafd58d8c19d
SHA512: 3556ce9ac8f7e97f454515de16b2eb897a56e026b64c8148d667ff7833936e952e750bc1a3b32dde3d66396b04bba528231b0be98226a20eb7d89bf2df0993b1
Description-en: Programs for locking and unlocking files and mailboxes
This package includes several programs to safely lock and unlock
files and mailboxes from the command line. These include:
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lockfile-create
lockfile-remove
lockfile-touchlock
mail-lock
mail-unlock
mail-touchlock
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These programs use liblockfile to perform the file locking and
unlocking, so they are guaranteed compatible with Debian's
file locking policies.
Description-md5: 1734d26cc52e1c7ee271af4a4589f25f