How to Install and Uninstall gcab Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: December 24,2024

You can also install and uninstall the gcab on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "gcab" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install gcab on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall gcab on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                gcab
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gcab package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: gcab
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.4-3build2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Stephen Kitt
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 84
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcab-1.0-0 (>= 1.4), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.26.0)
Filename: pool/universe/g/gcab/gcab_1.4-3build2_amd64.deb
Size: 10880
MD5sum: c3ce73f2f1e2e2105bfafe2dc0f5e6af
SHA1: 2d241e42e051eaaa400af4053d3f17f07b658ae2
SHA256: 2fc1925c4acb1c76c2cb50867f6247f58f7f8416e09e18c92b7a258e26a3292e
SHA512: 4c4c2789c84169d0ab44cf214b1df2592dc8e869d4ef5b63078cc4fef3d59cffc3dffeade0c489b720108b7dbe5d63d5ab73cf0370cc2843bf430c5ce17a58fd
Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/msitools
Description: Microsoft Cabinet file manipulation tool
Description-md5: 96bfb738184b7dc60be13cb7a3a13d3a