How to Install and Uninstall git-man Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "git-man" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                git-man
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "git-man" package

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


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

Package: git-man
Architecture: all
Version: 1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: vcs
Source: git
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Gerrit Pape
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1422
Breaks: git (<< 1:1.7.4~rc1)
Replaces: git (<< 1:1.7.4~rc1), git-core (<< 1:1.7.0.4-1.)
Filename: pool/main/g/git/git-man_2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10_all.deb
Size: 736680
MD5sum: 76167110b7f0ee0ea32d1a64f81cb1f1
SHA1: 6faa64227e7eb9bbbbef7edf034bbf62336e4653
SHA256: 417a8f70b7860f2860a2580b576b1d08fbdb23a5ac63542059547ed3ff03b579
SHA512: bd06c9dae47f5c887f6156c3c9c8ccf50d26294a8f0ec3a71ab8fc3d8d31ebc82a22bbc8686940760f4f51df5b5842aac6b7b56d952496147c8726463142b6ec
Homepage: https://git-scm.com/
Description-en: fast, scalable, distributed revision control system (manual pages)
Git is popular version control system designed to handle very large
projects with speed and efficiency; it is used for many high profile
open source projects, most notably the Linux kernel.
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Git falls in the category of distributed source code management tools.
Every Git working directory is a full-fledged repository with full
revision tracking capabilities, not dependent on network access or a
central server.
.
This package provides reference documentation for use by the 'man'
utility and the 'git help' command.
Description-md5: 0c79f507738c0cb72351c8ae551ee47d
Task: cloud-image, server
Supported: 5y

Package: git-man
Priority: optional
Section: vcs
Installed-Size: 1420
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Gerrit Pape
Architecture: all
Source: git
Version: 1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1
Replaces: git (<< 1:1.7.4~rc1), git-core (<< 1:1.7.0.4-1.)
Breaks: git (<< 1:1.7.4~rc1)
Filename: pool/main/g/git/git-man_2.7.4-0ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 734758
MD5sum: 0c00ac0f6cc7cc5b1b17f2e30ad44342
SHA1: 281972ecaff0e8c66b6d8c6bfcf3b93c48de2a35
SHA256: 2a577f851231cd0eb90552ab4725fd7153a850c99a81e41955325ddd1b8c3814
Description-en: fast, scalable, distributed revision control system (manual pages)
Git is popular version control system designed to handle very large
projects with speed and efficiency; it is used for many high profile
open source projects, most notably the Linux kernel.
.
Git falls in the category of distributed source code management tools.
Every Git working directory is a full-fledged repository with full
revision tracking capabilities, not dependent on network access or a
central server.
.
This package provides reference documentation for use by the 'man'
utility and the 'git help' command.
Description-md5: 0c79f507738c0cb72351c8ae551ee47d
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://git-scm.com/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: cloud-image, server