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

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "hardlink" package

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


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall hardlink on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: hardlink
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 63
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Julian Andres Klode
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.3.0
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libpcre3
Filename: pool/universe/h/hardlink/hardlink_0.3.0_amd64.deb
Size: 13370
MD5sum: 743579180e5502dc31b4021fd936a526
SHA1: 6a12297f9fa087405a9bf0812803972fcbb0da72
SHA256: 4ec483cc23573c675271dab54d04ff6cf5e5a136ff77aae3120c27f9505e77ea
Description-en: Hardlinks multiple copies of the same file
Hardlink is a tool which detects multiple copies of the same file and replaces
them with hardlinks. Amongst other things, it can be used to merge identical,
duplicate files in backup trees and save space.
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The idea has been taken from http://code.google.com/p/hardlinkpy/, but the
code has been written from scratch and licensed under the MIT license.
Description-md5: e159cf7199737f4d85461ceb3e0d31d3
Homepage: http://jak-linux.org/projects/hardlink/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu