How to Install and Uninstall gnu-standards Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: January 23,2025

1. Install "gnu-standards" package

Please follow the guidance below to install gnu-standards on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                gnu-standards
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "gnu-standards" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall gnu-standards on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: gnu-standards
Priority: optional
Section: doc
Installed-Size: 1700
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Tim Retout
Architecture: all
Version: 2010.03.11-1
Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.4) | install-info
Filename: pool/main/g/gnu-standards/gnu-standards_2010.03.11-1_all.deb
Size: 1280808
MD5sum: 45c941bc1a6daae03f5ff461510c4def
SHA1: 531e3e06d6f01f4f95097666793f0ee905e70786
SHA256: 9b73cfa3bab8b3059b06f945a4284114eac3ec0dd5a405ba3cfc8ebecc0cd01b
Description-en: GNU coding and package maintenance standards
This package contains two pieces of documentation from the GNU
project: 'GNU Coding Standards', and 'Information for Maintainers of
GNU Software'.
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These are useful to refer to if you are writing or maintaining software
for GNU, but could also be helpful as guidelines for other projects.
Description-md5: 258c5a9a781b8c29f66d83021d8419a5
Homepage: http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gnustandards
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y