How to Install and Uninstall libreadline6 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "libreadline6" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libreadline6 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libreadline6
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libreadline6" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall libreadline6 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libreadline6
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libreadline6 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libreadline6
Priority: important
Section: libs
Installed-Size: 382
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Architecture: amd64
Source: readline6
Version: 6.3-8ubuntu2
Depends: readline-common, libc6 (>= 2.15), libtinfo5 (>= 6)
Filename: pool/main/r/readline6/libreadline6_6.3-8ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 116686
MD5sum: 1d3841f7a92ae3892820b0415c41b241
SHA1: 46d938a91230e90ce1049cf3ea7d4e6a3127a799
SHA256: cae86121fcb1165665cb9322d02e77e553c46cc9782d565c8b2f83886787882d
Description-en: GNU readline and history libraries, run-time libraries
The GNU readline library aids in the consistency of user interface
across discrete programs that need to provide a command line
interface.
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The GNU history library provides a consistent user interface for
recalling lines of previously typed input.
Description-md5: 02109af5819248ca867891090079f329
Multi-Arch: same
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Build-Essential: yes
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: minimal, ubuntu-sdk-libs