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

Last updated: January 23,2025

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

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


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

Learn how to uninstall wv on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


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

Package: wv
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.2.9-4.2build1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/text
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Daniel Walrond
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 715
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.12.0), libgsf-1-114 (>= 1.14.8), libwmf0.2-7 (>= 0.2.8.4), libwv-1.2-4 (= 1.2.9-4.2build1)
Suggests: texlive, ghostscript, elinks | links | lynx, imagemagick, gv | postscript-viewer
Filename: pool/universe/w/wv/wv_1.2.9-4.2build1_amd64.deb
Size: 72172
MD5sum: a619dabfa8db5fdd49c32158f602471f
SHA1: 858f55ebb8f3b8a8bec8d5a24fdcb9fb6b7325bc
SHA256: 18fe8474be10c4b1f9be80751aab15f1020ff259e2f2f595d0f9db0f091e7319
SHA512: f29d381bea486e8afe41374a6c060aeb943add6f53828ad7bd3900ed36d873c8c0215bff48004026cba3334b804c5795819341c363d4afcb2c30f634cc094fac
Homepage: http://www.abisource.com/projects/
Description: Programs for accessing Microsoft Word documents
Description-md5: ac3b8e93e79aa7cf0a031ee32b6f2e35