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

Last updated: January 24,2025

1. Install "httpie" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install httpie on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


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

Package: httpie
Priority: extra
Section: universe/web
Installed-Size: 210
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Bartosz Fenski
Architecture: all
Version: 0.9.2-1
Depends: python-pygments, python-requests, python:any (<< 2.8), python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~)
Filename: pool/universe/h/httpie/httpie_0.9.2-1_all.deb
Size: 57164
MD5sum: a934a53db032c3df55c6532d246435f7
SHA1: 10a34eaabdf840b8dbc8236a7bcdce3d853042f3
SHA256: 239df954996e30944389c6f0353bf741d088bdc97ce084a4ef1d1f67ffb975ed
Description-en: CLI, cURL-like tool for humans
HTTPie is a CLI HTTP utility that makes CLI interaction with HTTP-based
services as human-friendly as possible.
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HTTPie does so by providing an http command that allows for issuing
arbitrary HTTP requests using a simple and natural syntax and
displaying colorized responses.
Description-md5: a93fec7677de7601feefe5cc8467934c
Homepage: http://httpie.org
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu