How to Install and Uninstall dh-linktree Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "dh-linktree" package

This tutorial shows how to install dh-linktree on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                dh-linktree
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "dh-linktree" package

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


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

Package: dh-linktree
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Installed-Size: 68
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Raphaël Hertzog
Architecture: all
Version: 0.4
Depends: debhelper, libdpkg-perl, perl
Filename: pool/universe/d/dh-linktree/dh-linktree_0.4_all.deb
Size: 11030
MD5sum: 3942c0eb25297b7c75ecfa508e2d248d
SHA1: b6d9ba88c0898b24ee6b011d3450ec23b2db4812
SHA256: 65660abc008905a732e4d611e389255081805745bad878be493be4036a587a77
Description-en: Create symlink trees within a Debian package
Many developers bundle PHP or JavaScript libraries in the software that
they provide. The Debian packager must then replace those "embedded copies"
with symlinks to the packaged copy of those files. This operation is not
without risks. A version mismatch can be the source of bugs that are hard to
track.
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dh_linktree is a tool that can assist you in this task. It can either
unconditionnaly install a symlink tree of a given directory at the place
of your choice, or it can only replace existing files with symlinks, or it
can only replace existing identical files with symlinks.
Description-md5: 2db0ade7f7e567b15612bded5502ce65
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu