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

Last updated: June 08,2024

1. Install "homesick" package

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


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall homesick on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: homesick
Priority: optional
Section: universe/ruby
Installed-Size: 58
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Ruby Extras Maintainers
Architecture: all
Version: 1.1.3-1
Depends: ruby | ruby-interpreter, ruby-thor, git (>= 1.8.0)
Filename: pool/universe/h/homesick/homesick_1.1.3-1_all.deb
Size: 12814
MD5sum: e5f796943e4bab732db6ac1c7091219f
SHA1: 6e1da3c58689bf45bf27e2a7642de28de586c3af
SHA256: c270a9de68973981b938567944830cc2d1b03735943f11c3bd03592afb9050b9
Description-en: keep your dotfiles (configs) in git
homesick allows one to keep some set of files from home directory in separate
git repository.
User can have several repositories attached to your home directory with several
sets of configs: one repository for console tools, another for GUI, third for
some development utilities.
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homesick is similar to vsch, another tool for managing config files.
Description-md5: 4b76e30eff5687528c99ec4903b0f9af
Homepage: http://github.com/technicalpickles/homesick
Ruby-Versions: all
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu