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

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "cruft" package

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


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall cruft on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: cruft
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 119
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Alexandre Detiste
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.9.25
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), file, cruft-common (>= 0.9.24)
Suggests: mailx, cruft-ng
Filename: pool/universe/c/cruft/cruft_0.9.25_amd64.deb
Size: 23652
MD5sum: 7e5876d2607631c70db5c2ec4c152df8
SHA1: c228f27a41d5daf7e66aaf7ac41b64db6b3072a0
SHA256: de7f6056127372da0f544835fe1e4a2f68c33bc133a8fff38d04f290a825c970
Description-en: program that finds any cruft built up on your system
cruft is a program to look over your system for anything that shouldn't
be there, but is; or for anything that should be there, but isn't.
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It bases most of its results on dpkg's database, as well as a list of
`extra files' that can appear during the lifetime of various packages.
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cruft is still in pre-release; your assistance in improving its accuracy
and performance is appreciated.
Description-md5: b82572c40bbf709315ad577d4eb16ed2
Homepage: http://alioth.debian.org/projects/cruft/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu