How to Install and Uninstall bash-completion Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "bash-completion" package

Learn how to install bash-completion on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                bash-completion
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "bash-completion" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall bash-completion on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: bash-completion
Architecture: all
Version: 1:2.1-4.2ubuntu1.1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: standard
Section: shells
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Bash Completion Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1227
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2~)
Depends: bash (>= 3.2)
Breaks: xen-tools (<= 4.1-1)
Replaces: bash, cryptsetup (<< 2:1.1.2-2), xen-tools (<= 4.1-1)
Filename: pool/main/b/bash-completion/bash-completion_2.1-4.2ubuntu1.1_all.deb
Size: 152480
MD5sum: a897e243548bed655e4c7f0ea79af53d
SHA1: 27ba0f4abc9cad7d9110fa5ed0e69797164c44d6
SHA256: 1097dbe3528ad32954a13d6e8eccb5198c633e9c0827ea2f81957fdc3eef02b7
SHA512: 87e8fffb312612d6014114813b961bf23fc5eedc41b3de60edad4326d242203c6804371e7be4e3e264847ebcc5abea1a88b8177f7e0312ebdd68fa2c208200d2
Homepage: http://bash-completion.alioth.debian.org
Description-en: programmable completion for the bash shell
bash completion extends bash's standard completion behavior to achieve
complex command lines with just a few keystrokes. This project was
conceived to produce programmable completion routines for the most
common Linux/UNIX commands, reducing the amount of typing sysadmins
and programmers need to do on a daily basis.
Description-md5: 00158d11d140744fbdcfdd08e81901ad
Task: standard
Supported: 5y

Package: bash-completion
Priority: standard
Section: shells
Installed-Size: 1227
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Bash Completion Maintainers
Architecture: all
Version: 1:2.1-4.2ubuntu1
Replaces: bash, cryptsetup (<< 2:1.1.2-2), xen-tools (<= 4.1-1)
Depends: bash (>= 3.2)
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2~)
Breaks: xen-tools (<= 4.1-1)
Filename: pool/main/b/bash-completion/bash-completion_2.1-4.2ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 153052
MD5sum: 499b1be29ae98df5f9fdbf91d8ccf054
SHA1: f858d39bcc276323db9d631cebcb5308b1aa29aa
SHA256: 2ebae54dc339e85add1ed2b2c16721bfe4160e60fd0389f7c6aa9cb3440c2706
Description-en: programmable completion for the bash shell
bash completion extends bash's standard completion behavior to achieve
complex command lines with just a few keystrokes. This project was
conceived to produce programmable completion routines for the most
common Linux/UNIX commands, reducing the amount of typing sysadmins
and programmers need to do on a daily basis.
Description-md5: 00158d11d140744fbdcfdd08e81901ad
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://bash-completion.alioth.debian.org
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: standard