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

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "linuxinfo" package

Please follow the steps below to install linuxinfo on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall linuxinfo on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: linuxinfo
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 220
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Helge Kreutzmann
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.2.3-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7)
Filename: pool/universe/l/linuxinfo/linuxinfo_2.2.3-1_amd64.deb
Size: 17706
MD5sum: 2d4705d4f9cbb05d577bea07a1dfe2a1
SHA1: 23e438dbf6b5d6f01f0800ffd2994bcbce29c5c4
SHA256: 85ecf712c4055241280b0f8df306f4cbd0ee6cfabc1977c5ae302411a0819bfb
Description-en: Displays extended system information
Displays system info, such as kernel revision, glibc version,
processor type and memory size, in general by parsing /proc/cpuinfo.
Description-md5: 9b8e0f9d63fd661b2d92f574c9670d77
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu