How to Install and Uninstall readline-common Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 03,2024

1. Install "readline-common" package

Learn how to install readline-common on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                readline-common
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "readline-common" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall readline-common on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


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

Package: readline-common
Architecture: all
Version: 8.1-2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: important
Section: utils
Source: readline
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 80
Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.4) | install-info
Suggests: readline-doc
Conflicts: libreadline-common, libreadline5 (<< 5.0-11)
Replaces: libreadline-common, libreadline4 (<< 4.3-16), libreadline5 (<< 5.0-11)
Filename: pool/main/r/readline/readline-common_8.1-2_all.deb
Size: 54112
MD5sum: f1cff40cc8ca23d4800f7e742c754c26
SHA1: d732e2884efca5b8547508771f36f6507a8b84b0
SHA256: e46a8ff5e3b6303afbf2030872eea25589e8912158319f0e933421055f9accad
SHA512: 00aa9e763ca137cddff0541d057de9267d2fb5198088b984ab4cc75be6fb44284d3ba14d102b142492e99af51a3cc52575670fa10cf504d36a0f7370f39bc074
Description-en: GNU readline and history libraries, common files
The GNU readline library aids in the consistency of user interface
across discrete programs that need to provide a command line
interface.
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The GNU history library provides a consistent user interface for
recalling lines of previously typed input.
Description-md5: c8e28b105311ffa41fe6e8f86c041f82
Task: minimal, server-minimal