How to Install and Uninstall ack Package on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)

Last updated: January 22,2025

1. Install "ack" package

This is a short guide on how to install ack on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall ack on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                ack
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ack package on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)

Package: ack
Architecture: all
Version: 3.6.0-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Perl Group
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 225
Provides: ack-grep
Depends: libfile-next-perl (>= 1.18), perl:any
Breaks: ack-grep (<= 2.14-5~)
Replaces: ack-grep (<= 2.14-5~)
Filename: pool/universe/a/ack/ack_3.6.0-1_all.deb
Size: 69646
MD5sum: fa2d093701565fef212a168882307013
SHA1: 521b57b0ba46353070d9a94926f1259338d60dbd
SHA256: c6d9fa4c35f92787de4cf4641e8856e35365bba01246bd1f224b18b9d61c1a83
SHA512: 3aba7a75a26f577d28a13d58b1942d55059d65dcae072bd6af46df935bb76074195388f537f0323689593c8f31403a7997423a25490661c375b269f832ed014a
Homepage: https://beyondgrep.com/
Description: grep-like program specifically for large source trees
Description-md5: e50a48f3af6e02593eb6155b28aaed6e