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

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "links" package

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


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall links 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 links package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: links
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 1316
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Axel Beckert
Architecture: amd64
Source: links2
Version: 2.12-1
Provides: www-browser
Depends: libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.17), libgpm2 (>= 1.20.4), liblzma5 (>= 5.1.1alpha+20120614), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.0), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Filename: pool/universe/l/links2/links_2.12-1_amd64.deb
Size: 393934
MD5sum: 01b7ce8d5f041aa3560188818969a9f3
SHA1: 044f27dcb1f2cd0ac64059229733744defc62ed5
SHA256: 1cf0a485855fff87e0af255714ad6c58e617b7a4e5bcc2a30e0f98a14cab5e34
Description-en: Web browser running in text mode
Links is a text mode WWW browser, similar to Lynx. It displays tables,
frames, downloads on background, uses HTTP/1.1 keepalive connections.
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This version is compiled without graphics mode. See the package
links2 for a version with graphics support compiled in.
Description-md5: 987ad663546c4d4b629b6f5173307e34
Homepage: http://links.twibright.com/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu