How to Install and Uninstall libsixel1 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "libsixel1" package

Learn how to install libsixel1 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libsixel1
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libsixel1" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall libsixel1 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libsixel1
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libsixel1 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libsixel1
Priority: extra
Section: universe/libs
Installed-Size: 399
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: NOKUBI Takatsugu
Architecture: amd64
Source: libsixel
Version: 1.5.2-2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15)
Filename: pool/universe/libs/libsixel/libsixel1_1.5.2-2_amd64.deb
Size: 84892
MD5sum: ab260516ab198fafc84a41ce21afd068
SHA1: 18dbb6582f56c50997d2546ed8692492e60c0e23
SHA256: 6248a38525a6815fe066c91ce17257231c7a00ae14bb546e0bb59b708fda928b
Description-en: DEC SIXEL graphics codec implementation (runtime)
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 is for runtime.
Description-md5: 85c4c8b71061b2455417baee1d098e32
Homepage: https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu