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

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "gcab" package

Please follow the steps below to install gcab on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


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

Package: gcab
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.7-1ubuntu0.1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Stephen Kitt
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 88
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libgcab-1.0-0 (>= 0.6), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0)
Filename: pool/universe/g/gcab/gcab_0.7-1ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
Size: 10400
MD5sum: c6ef75609b93ce85b55511bceaaa6dc9
SHA1: 9de1fa4e8948d4421c0c31458d4f8eea817d8189
SHA256: 8031fda0214f769ef116d586cf03820da72ef206a22136ba75773895b083f5ab
SHA512: 7893d1c13acac2346ecbf980e85a5fffd791664d72287011e5b83cfbf7ee0efa650bed67fa0bba08568e9c100dbe1209fbd411587ced6f6384d57c6caf880b49
Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/msitools
Description-en: Microsoft Cabinet file manipulation tool
gcab can list, extract and create cabinet (.cab) files, commonly used
as archives to distribute software on Windows.
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gcab is similar to cabextract but can create cabinet files.
Description-md5: 96bfb738184b7dc60be13cb7a3a13d3a

Package: gcab
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 88
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Stephen Kitt
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.7-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libgcab-1.0-0 (>= 0.6), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0)
Filename: pool/universe/g/gcab/gcab_0.7-1_amd64.deb
Size: 10420
MD5sum: 027388596d89655b51b22fb2f83ba84f
SHA1: 5cd918dcd14096c3f5478a670ef23a27b66f32dc
SHA256: 80fe0a6ab4265cf15344d4ea3a82b7b858b28dfb1a540aa7d78bbd7bbcac54c0
Description-en: Microsoft Cabinet file manipulation tool
gcab can list, extract and create cabinet (.cab) files, commonly used
as archives to distribute software on Windows.
.
gcab is similar to cabextract but can create cabinet files.
Description-md5: 96bfb738184b7dc60be13cb7a3a13d3a
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/msitools
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu