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

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "debsums" package

Please follow the steps below to install debsums on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


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

Package: debsums
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 213
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Perl Group
Architecture: all
Version: 2.1.2
Depends: dpkg (>= 1.16.3), libdpkg-perl, libfile-fnmatch-perl, perl (>= 5.8.0-3), ucf (>= 0.28)
Filename: pool/universe/d/debsums/debsums_2.1.2_all.deb
Size: 42006
MD5sum: 08283c59a7bf8cf22f285b372193e504
SHA1: e196ef1d86491cd357ea3c20f817ff6fd348a230
SHA256: c304cef150e4d5341f19a22a15b1075d726e835a4f4b0b4e7d644966731d207b
Description-en: tool for verification of installed package files against MD5 checksums
debsums can verify the integrity of installed package files against
MD5 checksums installed by the package, or generated from a .deb
archive.
Description-md5: 3f8408683d3013b2e3df83e24b0d5d81
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu