How to Install and Uninstall libwscodecs2 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "libwscodecs2" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install libwscodecs2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libwscodecs2" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall libwscodecs2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libwscodecs2 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libwscodecs2
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libs
Source: wireshark
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Balint Reczey
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 100
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.12.0), libsbc1, libspandsp2 (>= 0.0.6~pre18), libwsutil9 (>= 2.5.0)
Filename: pool/universe/w/wireshark/libwscodecs2_2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0_amd64.deb
Size: 17554
MD5sum: 6350ccfe3f853236fe13c723dd93d0f3
SHA1: 8739c61d6ea614d55003d28726c770d99ff1f7f5
SHA256: 0ce6680918af6acfd9c918713babf4eba74dd7fe9eed1c2fdccc9afe79851ad6
SHA512: 7bb0b98fa65187b751736759e053a2265587f4ed899c2883a3d06f18cbad9fe1ab75483928630f5b4363ab5d1ece8f6f5d73765013a133a186a73395f9a67ce6
Homepage: http://www.wireshark.org/
Description-en: network packet dissection codecs library -- shared library
The libwscodecs library provides codec functions for libwireshark11.
Description-md5: 85820923113d9948179c9cd6dafdb249