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

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "libreadline6-dbg" package

Learn how to install libreadline6-dbg on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall libreadline6-dbg on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: libreadline6-dbg
Priority: extra
Section: libdevel
Installed-Size: 2770
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Architecture: amd64
Source: readline6
Version: 6.3-8ubuntu2
Provides: libreadline-dbg
Depends: libreadline6 (= 6.3-8ubuntu2), libc6 (>= 2.15), libtinfo5 (>= 6)
Suggests: libreadline6-dev
Conflicts: libreadline-dbg
Filename: pool/main/r/readline6/libreadline6-dbg_6.3-8ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 542520
MD5sum: 9da82ad8675953092ca3af4832cc39d5
SHA1: cad12ce44f84700534c99dd6200d90f4c68f2c32
SHA256: c86a0cc074c0604a6d90e7bfc0fd14399bd79953ace1e513ab50245fb9c3a406
Description-en: GNU readline and history libraries, debugging 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: f10032a711167543f997c2cb1de91ac4
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m