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

Last updated: November 22,2024

You can also install and uninstall the mscompress 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 "mscompress" package

This is a short guide on how to install mscompress on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "mscompress" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall mscompress on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


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

Package: mscompress
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.4-9build1
Priority: extra
Section: otherosfs
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Patrick Matthäi
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 45
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34)
Filename: pool/main/m/mscompress/mscompress_0.4-9build1_amd64.deb
Size: 9762
MD5sum: d91d8070febf850ff14e0423d4188895
SHA1: 5f4dfb8da9a18eac91689064ae5258d79a16c225
SHA256: 867a01e420e982827c29921c0ac2671cd5905193182d087bf4d07a9ba7a95d31
SHA512: cb02978b45a867242398f0e5c42318190a96dae8fd3a61439379cb57ddc2b0eb57c3743e898c62982d7a53d1ed356e4f243d1c5cf9282584e3b43a86a1eba594
Homepage: https://github.com/stapelberg/mscompress
Description: Microsoft "compress.exe/expand.exe" compatible (de)compressor
Description-md5: b4f9fff832e68d790b9a7feeefbb8eb5
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi