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

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "debian-xcontrol" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install debian-xcontrol on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


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

Package: debian-xcontrol
Priority: extra
Section: universe/devel
Installed-Size: 190
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Simon Richter
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.0.4-1.1build7
Depends: libapt-pkg5.0 (>= 0.8.0), libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2)
Filename: pool/universe/d/debian-xcontrol/debian-xcontrol_0.0.4-1.1build7_amd64.deb
Size: 43974
MD5sum: ff19af5e6534299cd6aaf54295931868
SHA1: 4defea5bd3992f1367e8dde3bcec1af224edecaf
SHA256: 2ec5e97f7d12f04d274f69e9623b58585178741783e51c196f84cbde727b1225
Description-en: Extended syntax for debian/control files
This tool generates a policy-compliant debian/control file from a similar
file with a richer syntax, debian/xcontrol.
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This allows the package maintainer to add additional hints useful e.g. when
cross-compiling without adding the burden to maintain multiple files
consistently.
Description-md5: 88a13ea409dc25aa22f6213bba6856c8
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu