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

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "auto-apt" package

This guide let you learn how to install auto-apt on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall auto-apt on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: auto-apt
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 210
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.3.24
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Recommends: perl, apt, sudo, wget, dpkg-dev, devscripts
Suggests: x-terminal-emulator, libgtk-perl, build-essential
Filename: pool/universe/a/auto-apt/auto-apt_0.3.24_amd64.deb
Size: 43202
MD5sum: 9081fab117252db1d32008983dceed55
SHA1: af1190b0755435e999645f69d8acdd81d3655110
SHA256: 86a7861be5b8507bf045de9c507c498791ffa176e473f6fa8a7b652d0034d2ea
Description-en: package search by file and on-demand package installation tool
auto-apt checks the file access of programs running within its
environments, and if a program tries to access a file known to
belong in an uninstalled package, auto-apt will install that
package using apt-get. This feature requires apt and sudo to work.
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It also provides simple database to search which package contains
a requested file.
Description-md5: bcb1df960bb45a9dfcf9d5c7272ee0ce
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu