How to Install and Uninstall httpfs2 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: January 10,2025

1. Install "httpfs2" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install httpfs2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                httpfs2
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "httpfs2" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall httpfs2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                httpfs2
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the httpfs2 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: httpfs2
Priority: extra
Section: universe/web
Installed-Size: 58
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Michal Suchanek
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.1.4-1ubuntu2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libfuse2 (>= 2.8.1)
Recommends: fuse
Filename: pool/universe/h/httpfs2/httpfs2_0.1.4-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 12908
MD5sum: 528669e71fe81bee6b3627523042ebfc
SHA1: 6d26f6092ce4a2c779540d4addce760b1a244af3
SHA256: 253d14250e01518330607df308047aa15a9b7179ff230c1fc442a54913d430c4
Description-en: FUSE filesystem for mounting files from http servers
httpfs2 is a FUSE based filesystem for mounting http or https URLS as files in
the filesystem. There is no notion of listable directories in http so only a
single URL can be mounted. The server must be able to send byte ranges.
Description-md5: 0a4c7ec7c205045b2fa707a9f2b05848
Homepage: http://sourceforge.net/projects/httpfs/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu