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

Last updated: March 15,2025

1. Install "libfaketime" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install libfaketime on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


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

Package: libfaketime
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 111
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Daniel Kahn Gillmor
Architecture: amd64
Source: faketime
Version: 0.9.6-4
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4)
Pre-Depends: multiarch-support
Filename: pool/universe/f/faketime/libfaketime_0.9.6-4_amd64.deb
Size: 22024
MD5sum: 5f2cbae06707dda5a4a6e1aff617be09
SHA1: 0c1549f52769c725e906b0753edb616c7dc09c29
SHA256: 3874f7637fdebf57979d0d4f77eba760428624621f937b479f61f1a1e810336e
Description-en: report faked system time to programs
The Fake Time Preload Library (FTPL, a.k.a. libfaketime) intercepts
various system calls which programs use to retrieve the current date
and time. It can then report faked dates and times (as specified by
you, the user) to these programs. This means you can modify the
system time a program sees without having to change the time
system-wide. FTPL allows you to specify both absolute dates (e.g.,
2004-01-01) and relative dates (e.g., 10 days ago).
Description-md5: 9230deac6c49626e80400467f9098477
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://www.code-wizards.com/projects/libfaketime/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Task: edubuntu-desktop-gnome