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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "galternatives" package

Please follow the guidance below to install galternatives on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall galternatives on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: galternatives
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 155
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Ryan Niebur
Architecture: all
Version: 0.13.5+nmu4
Depends: python:any (<< 2.8), python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~), python-glade2
Recommends: gksu
Filename: pool/universe/g/galternatives/galternatives_0.13.5+nmu4_all.deb
Size: 24168
MD5sum: ed9c07bf3bdad91402c428fca74e23bf
SHA1: 05504dd0b4047cc799717836df1199dc05db4e4d
SHA256: be3c4a76ec447295b570c4f9f79450a21181d8171f073d723b08a130a3eb3b93
Description-en: graphical setup tool for the alternatives system
A GUI to help the system administrator to choose what program
should provide a given service.
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This is a graphical front-end to the update-alternatives
program shipped with dpkg.
Description-md5: e2b6c21c44fe667505646d7a6160ea36
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu