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

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "apt-src" package

This tutorial shows how to install apt-src on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall apt-src on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: apt-src
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 117
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)
Architecture: all
Version: 0.25.1-0.2
Depends: libapt-pkg-perl (>= 0.1.6), dpkg-dev, apt, perl
Recommends: sudo, fakeroot, build-essential
Filename: pool/universe/a/apt-src/apt-src_0.25.1-0.2_all.deb
Size: 34450
MD5sum: 24580b46a7379394b9ccb7f52d87c15a
SHA1: 945bb4a372d1b88a9ab2d118da9699579be0beac
SHA256: 8d37ef353c016d174966eab65126c6c8625a26561e5e3fff922efa9d6deed78f
Description-en: manage Debian source packages
apt-src is a command line interface for downloading, installing, upgrading,
and tracking Debian source packages. It makes source package management
feel a lot like using apt to manage binary packages, and is being used as
a testbed to work on adding source dependencies to Debian.
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It can be run as a normal user, or as root. If you want a convenient way to
track updates to packages while preserving your local modifications, this is
a way to do that.
Description-md5: c1c2aad38a3b3f83fa8835588c7f14b5
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu