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

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "bsdutils" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install bsdutils on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install bsdutils

2. Uninstall "bsdutils" package

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

$ sudo apt remove bsdutils $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the bsdutils package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: bsdutils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:2.27.1-6ubuntu3.10
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Essential: yes
Section: utils
Source: util-linux (2.27.1-6ubuntu3.10)
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian util-linux Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 228
Pre-Depends: libc6 (>= 2.16), libsystemd0
Recommends: bsdmainutils
Breaks: bash-completion (<< 1:2.1-4.1~)
Replaces: bash-completion (<< 1:2.1-4.1~)
Filename: pool/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.27.1-6ubuntu3.10_amd64.deb
Size: 50598
MD5sum: 2337f46a0a2a4c666583eb1e8adb629d
SHA1: b882c4ec4ab9f70d0ff82e94f065e9311c904eda
SHA256: 3334096c1367f2b78da559e6d2c983a9d2f5061b837d3f9ce0058a54b2df1149
SHA512: 29db8bfa52d2449f44558013c88d60d44414085d115a386434de6b1cabe6670948789db2454301d5a853e258b968f06236b0e7008767cc8f547acc4a9e37a7fa
Description-en: basic utilities from 4.4BSD-Lite
This package contains the bare minimum of BSD utilities needed for a
Debian system: logger, renice, script, scriptreplay, and wall. The
remaining standard BSD utilities are provided by bsdmainutils.
Description-md5: 48257031d7f91a8655d15ca8e9e4e07d
Task: minimal
Supported: 5y

Package: bsdutils
Essential: yes
Priority: required
Section: utils
Installed-Size: 226
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian util-linux Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: util-linux (2.27.1-6ubuntu3)
Version: 1:2.27.1-6ubuntu3
Replaces: bash-completion (<< 1:2.1-4.1~)
Pre-Depends: libc6 (>= 2.16), libsystemd0
Recommends: bsdmainutils
Breaks: bash-completion (<< 1:2.1-4.1~)
Filename: pool/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.27.1-6ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 51840
MD5sum: ba7a8c53e00326e6b838b0ae93fefdf1
SHA1: e2eb608a039856745474a87fcad9ecce79de6a18
SHA256: 961e27b6b5ffb3c3ce42f65fa3c84db51fc96aa52ba7930b0945a61e9ec2cb0d
Description-en: basic utilities from 4.4BSD-Lite
This package contains the bare minimum of BSD utilities needed for a
Debian system: logger, renice, script, scriptreplay, and wall. The
remaining standard BSD utilities are provided by bsdmainutils.
Description-md5: 48257031d7f91a8655d15ca8e9e4e07d
Multi-Arch: foreign
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: minimal