How to Install and Uninstall attr Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 02,2024

1. Install "attr" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install attr on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


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

Package: attr
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Installed-Size: 140
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Anibal Monsalve Salazar
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:2.4.47-2
Depends: libattr1 (= 1:2.4.47-2), libc6 (>= 2.4)
Conflicts: xfsdump (<< 2.0.0)
Filename: pool/main/a/attr/attr_2.4.47-2_amd64.deb
Size: 25468
MD5sum: 5e25b4dfcaad43b348c63bdc92d52e0c
SHA1: 089080f4e3ebf5b24c0d988e9ac8cff31987a6c1
SHA256: d3606579214a582fbc3ff7564923fff4de2c943faa0d3e9b8e2a4e591c5face1
Description-en: Utilities for manipulating filesystem extended attributes
A set of tools for manipulating extended attributes on filesystem
objects, in particular getfattr(1) and setfattr(1).
An attr(1) command is also provided which is largely compatible
with the SGI IRIX tool of the same name.
Description-md5: 06768ac28dead3beb310d915f4822f45
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/attr/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: samba-server, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master