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

Last updated: February 16,2025

1. Install "readline-doc" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install readline-doc on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall readline-doc on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


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

Package: readline-doc
Architecture: all
Version: 8.1-2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: doc
Source: readline
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 152
Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.4) | install-info
Replaces: libreadline6-dev (<< 6.3-8)
Filename: pool/main/r/readline/readline-doc_8.1-2_all.deb
Size: 102832
MD5sum: de4dd03cd2fbfdb1f643e7446d9f00cd
SHA1: 0636746cbe85b82d48aec53975d722a34e53df4b
SHA256: 851a59aca708931cee8216bc8c7d557e3ec8433845b9f3793226eef8711f2fa9
SHA512: 81ffa4a925e3ac9a62e739d883dc7c34e7422ff97026f19ce0132bcf86df6667abcd2bbc36039b1bfbf8853c87862187326cb39e0637fe8692eaf155e692462e
Description-en: GNU readline and history libraries, documentation and examples
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: c8534f555dbe0fd59472187417afcf19