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

Last updated: November 25,2024

1. Install "less" package

Please follow the steps below to install less on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall less on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: less
Architecture: amd64
Version: 481-2.1ubuntu0.2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: important
Section: text
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Anibal Monsalve Salazar
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 282
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libtinfo5 (>= 6), debianutils (>= 1.8)
Filename: pool/main/l/less/less_481-2.1ubuntu0.2_amd64.deb
Size: 109650
MD5sum: 6fa395c5a06edcfa0396bbe42d2e257d
SHA1: aea7e714842be600909e3a019aaddae55fa20ac5
SHA256: 4e441cef8ebbfd9ea78e71df9fc90ee5dc07a62aac19c5ade2a6fd8512ffce17
SHA512: 9cd4cc50b4d1be8a4d0436b9a00d0cd8d4ddea1252001dc805b07b82bd8ec7f3f804f77789dbb039d16c88d4b9a8961438bddc63bf3dbb3e0be0d6bec1c2b13e
Homepage: http://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/
Description-en: pager program similar to more
This package provides "less", a file pager (that is, a memory-efficient
utility for displaying text one screenful at a time). Less has many
more features than the basic pager "more". As part of the GNU project,
it is widely regarded as the standard pager on UNIX-derived systems.
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Also provided are "lessecho", a simple utility for ensuring arguments
with spaces are correctly quoted; "lesskey", a tool for modifying the
standard (vi-like) keybindings; and "lesspipe", a filter for specific
types of input, such as .doc or .txt.gz files.
Description-md5: a2c2d2eff1fb9762b71faf7540cf8dce
Task: minimal, ubuntu-sdk
Supported: 5y

Package: less
Priority: important
Section: text
Installed-Size: 281
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Anibal Monsalve Salazar
Architecture: amd64
Version: 481-2.1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libtinfo5 (>= 6), debianutils (>= 1.8)
Filename: pool/main/l/less/less_481-2.1_amd64.deb
Size: 109748
MD5sum: f772fcf60dad4a91724ec513c6654d2f
SHA1: 330c6f00de010396cc1c04d231ed91cc74ceeeb8
SHA256: 5e95b86759051df7dc1f29b12add19da550732eb045cedd176d026e7de52f40a
Description-en: pager program similar to more
This package provides "less", a file pager (that is, a memory-efficient
utility for displaying text one screenful at a time). Less has many
more features than the basic pager "more". As part of the GNU project,
it is widely regarded as the standard pager on UNIX-derived systems.
.
Also provided are "lessecho", a simple utility for ensuring arguments
with spaces are correctly quoted; "lesskey", a tool for modifying the
standard (vi-like) keybindings; and "lesspipe", a filter for specific
types of input, such as .doc or .txt.gz files.
Description-md5: a2c2d2eff1fb9762b71faf7540cf8dce
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: minimal, ubuntu-sdk