How to Install and Uninstall debian-goodies Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: October 06,2024

1. Install "debian-goodies" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install debian-goodies on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                debian-goodies
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "debian-goodies" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall debian-goodies on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: debian-goodies
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Installed-Size: 207
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña
Architecture: all
Version: 0.64
Replaces: debget
Depends: curl, dctrl-tools | grep-dctrl, perl, python (>= 2.4), whiptail | dialog
Recommends: lsof
Suggests: popularity-contest, xdg-utils, zenity
Conflicts: debget
Filename: pool/main/d/debian-goodies/debian-goodies_0.64_all.deb
Size: 61254
MD5sum: 6554c6697c23113f29f659521fe9768b
SHA1: 39bc8dbe12fb374ac649fb80dbecd5abce1ee840
SHA256: 55df4777207442e4e5a09c0042c095634e975441711dcfbd21d8cbe6c0ae0cbc
Description-en: Small toolbox-style utilities for Debian systems
These programs are designed to integrate with standard shell tools,
extending them to operate on the Debian packaging system.
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dgrep - Search all files in specified packages for a regex
dglob - Generate a list of package names which match a pattern
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These are also included, because they are useful and don't justify
their own packages:
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debget - Fetch a .deb for a package in APT's database
dpigs - Show which installed packages occupy the most space
debman - Easily view man pages from a binary .deb without
extracting
debmany - Select manpages of installed or uninstalled packages
checkrestart - Help to find and restart processes which are using old
versions of upgraded files (such as libraries)
popbugs - Display a customized release-critical bug list based
on packages you use (using popularity-contest data)
which-pkg-broke - find which package might have broken another
check-enhancements - find packages which enhance installed packages
Description-md5: 13b40a80b8f8855561f737d5d9bf6761
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y