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

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "entr" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install entr on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall entr on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: entr
Priority: optional
Section: universe/misc
Installed-Size: 35
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Otto Kekäläinen
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.4-1
Depends: libbsd0 (>= 0.6.0), libc6 (>= 2.4)
Filename: pool/universe/e/entr/entr_3.4-1_amd64.deb
Size: 11376
MD5sum: 529efd170cec2e8ac72f05ee8c1da04a
SHA1: 6270b58cc04542e416b43840ae22e1407071136c
SHA256: af165191fd10d99d8ed69fe5637410160f19dbb18fd29d92a3a64761e7a9e7b0
Description-en: Run arbitrary commands when files change
The Event Notify Test Runner (entr) runs arbitrary commands when
files change. Changes are detected through the kqueue/inotify
kernel interface.
Description-md5: 52fe22e37b3719b7c736bf46a6d8c9b7
Homepage: http://entrproject.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu