How to Install and Uninstall libsixel-bin Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "libsixel-bin" package

This is a short guide on how to install libsixel-bin on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libsixel-bin
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libsixel-bin" package

Learn how to uninstall libsixel-bin on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: libsixel-bin
Priority: extra
Section: universe/libs
Installed-Size: 62
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: NOKUBI Takatsugu
Architecture: amd64
Source: libsixel
Version: 1.5.2-2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libsixel1
Filename: pool/universe/libs/libsixel/libsixel-bin_1.5.2-2_amd64.deb
Size: 17000
MD5sum: 4984ee2ff57d455cfb92ac60e8e90234
SHA1: 8607ab4bfc4d8b1539b903dd949fda643980e9ca
SHA256: 826b666b9d75ed1c98e5b06d97c9d1a3d9b2c8faa14598742cdff107c9e025bd
Description-en: DEC SIXEL graphics codec implementation (binary)
SIXEL is one of image formats for printer and terminal imaging
introduced by Digital Equipment Corp. (DEC). Its data scheme is
represented as a terminal-friendly escape sequence.
So if you want to view a SIXEL image file, all you have to do
is "cat" it to your terminal.
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The package contains execution binaries.
Description-md5: ba6535343123daee409db5deb1762a01
Homepage: https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu