How to Install and Uninstall deb-gview Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "deb-gview" package

This tutorial shows how to install deb-gview on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                deb-gview
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "deb-gview" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall deb-gview on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: deb-gview
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 327
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Neil Williams
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.2.11
Depends: libarchive13, libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4), libc6 (>= 2.4), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.35.9), libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.12.0), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), gvfs, gvfs-backends
Recommends: x-terminal-emulator
Suggests: eog, geany | gedit
Filename: pool/universe/d/deb-gview/deb-gview_0.2.11_amd64.deb
Size: 47946
MD5sum: 7dd0c668f1e33dee87944c158e869a3b
SHA1: 36310b4df0ad801893a4eeecaebaef702ae85686
SHA256: 59170bb50227774846776d4acc51ebf7bda8ab851f2d5e5b68e73e632d84535c
Description-en: GNOME viewer for .deb package files and contents
Displays Debian control information, devscript details and
details of the files that would be installed (names,
sizes and locations). Files within the package can be
viewed within the package or externally.
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Accepts package locations on the command line to support
the 'open' command in various file managers, one window
for each package. Packages do not need to be installed
to be viewed. Opening a changes file opens a new window
for each package specified in the changes file.
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Individual package files or packages referenced in a
changes file can be viewed from local or remote
filesystems.
Description-md5: a52c7bc242af6e9fd23f3c2a0bc80497
Homepage: http://dpkg-view.alioth.debian.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu