How to Install and Uninstall apt-file Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 04,2024

1. Install "apt-file" package

This is a short guide on how to install apt-file on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                apt-file
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "apt-file" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall apt-file on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                apt-file
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the apt-file package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: apt-file
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 90
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Niels Thykier
Architecture: all
Version: 2.5.5ubuntu1
Depends: perl, curl, libconfig-file-perl, libapt-pkg-perl, liblist-moreutils-perl, libregexp-assemble-perl, libfile-temp-perl
Suggests: openssh-client, sudo
Filename: pool/universe/a/apt-file/apt-file_2.5.5ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 21588
MD5sum: bf5a166b7d823c40d2ec9becabefee1d
SHA1: 78680b30acfb31abf0665519145f394c24184b53
SHA256: 63937b17c62f3f13267611b6ba1eb4dd37c6e7b1e1724e3fda8fbb4d8e3e5cb2
Description-en: search for files within Debian packages (command-line interface)
apt-file is a command line tool for searching files contained in packages
for the APT packaging system. You can search in which package a file is
included or list the contents of a package without installing or fetching it.
Description-md5: 3f3f4d44b9836ed93b55a8c90dcc3665
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu