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

Last updated: April 27,2024

1. Install "fish" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install fish on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


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

Package: fish
Priority: optional
Section: universe/shells
Installed-Size: 2115
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Tristan Seligmann
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.2.0-3
Depends: fish-common (= 2.2.0-3), libc6 (>= 2.15), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libtinfo5 (>= 6), bc, lynx | www-browser
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.17.14)
Recommends: xsel
Suggests: doc-base
Filename: pool/universe/f/fish/fish_2.2.0-3_amd64.deb
Size: 442848
MD5sum: 1f6c4324f1f1f0ded0794f1e5ddebb98
SHA1: a69eee46a92731fd5625d9b6bc6d6e2447aad2c9
SHA256: 7f71960f439efbbab3d1da24761699301140f98443e0a4c5c61e697356f612b4
Description-en: friendly interactive shell
Fish is a shell geared towards interactive use. Its features are focused on
user friendliness and discoverability. The language syntax is simple but
incompatible with other shell languages.
Description-md5: 4a81d010b32d85ddb0d5779f50958db5
Homepage: http://fishshell.com/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu