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

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "etckeeper" package

Learn how to install etckeeper on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall etckeeper on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: etckeeper
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Installed-Size: 145
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Antoine Beaupré
Architecture: all
Version: 1.18.2-1ubuntu1
Depends: git (>= 1:1.7) | mercurial | bzr (>= 1.5~) | darcs, hostname, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, python:any (<< 2.8), python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~)
Recommends: cron-daemon
Suggests: sudo (>= 1.7.4p4)
Conflicts: bzr (<< 1.5~)
Filename: pool/main/e/etckeeper/etckeeper_1.18.2-1ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 27484
MD5sum: 64f56cc3bd174e4757ee8aa4b15b27df
SHA1: 4749485e5b5a4e5de8eba5061fc8a2900a37f268
SHA256: ce45e3897cb1e177fe7339a4a5fbd672225ecc4dc1d55e9e4b7cbb9132398112
Description-en: store /etc in git, mercurial, bzr or darcs
The etckeeper program is a tool to let /etc be stored in a git, mercurial,
bzr or darcs repository. It hooks into APT to automatically commit changes
made to /etc during package upgrades. It tracks file metadata that version
control systems do not normally support, but that is important for /etc, such
as the permissions of /etc/shadow. It's quite modular and configurable, while
also being simple to use if you understand the basics of working with version
control.
Description-md5: 95cb5b7044929ac8be07759fde67a217
Homepage: http://etckeeper.branchable.com/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y