How to Install and Uninstall autoconf-dickey Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "autoconf-dickey" package

Please follow the instructions below to install autoconf-dickey on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                autoconf-dickey
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "autoconf-dickey" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall autoconf-dickey on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: autoconf-dickey
Priority: extra
Section: universe/devel
Installed-Size: 872
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Sven Joachim
Architecture: all
Version: 2.52+20150926-1
Depends: m4, perl
Filename: pool/universe/a/autoconf-dickey/autoconf-dickey_2.52+20150926-1_all.deb
Size: 151856
MD5sum: 652e0a9e68a182d856dec093f7cc729d
SHA1: a7e85a282a4fc58a4ad22d1434aba7b3d4a5eafd
SHA256: 2db2ad77d471cba95dbee6a87e34e659db7bef947e5d46d8611b299169d4863f
Description-en: automatic configure script builder (Thomas Dickey's version)
This hacked version of autoconf is required to bootstrap ncurses and
some other packages maintained upstream by Thomas Dickey. It should
not be used for other purposes.
Description-md5: 4aec1b3d39600b35a6836d343a1c5afc
Homepage: http://invisible-island.net/autoconf/autoconf.html
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu