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

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "libfakechroot" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install libfakechroot on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall libfakechroot on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: libfakechroot
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 143
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Piotr Roszatycki
Architecture: amd64
Source: fakechroot
Version: 2.18-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Filename: pool/universe/f/fakechroot/libfakechroot_2.18-1_amd64.deb
Size: 39054
MD5sum: df16a14bd875f23eac55369844b95ef5
SHA1: acfeb19f3417fbe14ff44d29e9d2c3c3bc563740
SHA256: cda5d497a7faa303520adf3965e442f59073a3e39a6cbbea16fa4c846e84407b
Description-en: gives a fake chroot environment - runtime
This package provides a library which overrides libc functions, so
it is possible to use root-specific tools without root privileges.
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In fake chroot you can install i.e. Debian bootstrap, create developer's
environment and build packages inside chroot'ed system using standard
non-root user account.
Description-md5: b0c4684ba5fd1dd31a0a93d761269fb4
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://github.com/dex4er/fakechroot
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu