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

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "elk" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install elk on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall elk on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: elk
Priority: optional
Section: universe/interpreters
Installed-Size: 1649
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Sam Hocevar
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.99.8-4ubuntu1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libelk0, libgdbm3 (>= 1.8.3), libxaw7, libxm4 (>= 2.3.4), libxt6
Conflicts: pact (<= 980714-1)
Filename: pool/universe/e/elk/elk_3.99.8-4ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 245924
MD5sum: 39e9b5aa5aaad83d1a62ee14d84ef671
SHA1: 760771a486d81bb78e703fac003ebcd1b2973337
SHA256: 170060005450c42ce76fc66620348a947b667c7d0758fd66c363544677cd37e5
Description-en: scheme interpreter
Elk is an implementation of the Scheme programming language, designed
specifically as an embeddable, reusable extension language subsystem for
applications written in C or C++.
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This package contains the Elk Scheme interpreter, as well as several plugins
shipped with Elk. They provide hooks for Unix system calls, the X Window
System, as well as the X Athena Widgets and the Motif toolkits. Example
scripts on how to use these plugins are provided in the elkdoc package.
Description-md5: f99ce4d19fe45c1cace577755b96cd1c
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu