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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "lynx" package

Please follow the instructions below to install lynx on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


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

Package: lynx
Priority: extra
Section: universe/web
Installed-Size: 1928
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Lynx Packaging Team
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.8.9dev8-4ubuntu1
Replaces: lynx-cur (<< 2.8.9dev8-2~), lynx-cur-wrapper (<< 2.8.8dev.8-2)
Provides: news-reader, www-browser
Depends: libbsd0 (>= 0.0), libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.15), libgnutls30 (>= 3.4.2), libidn11 (>= 1.13), libncursesw5 (>= 6), libtinfo5 (>= 6), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), lynx-common
Recommends: mime-support
Conflicts: lynx-ssl
Breaks: lynx-cur (<< 2.8.9dev8-2~), lynx-cur-wrapper (<< 2.8.8dev.8-2)
Filename: pool/universe/l/lynx/lynx_2.8.9dev8-4ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 624134
MD5sum: 944dc2f9b41df9229b26bcadfde0abfe
SHA1: 0416ebee54934a8a8b98f79af5127ce5b1de9e88
SHA256: bf4dceba30651104cee4a3af0e515abc25a7c730b9d490215932a94b378e2143
Description-en: classic non-graphical (text-mode) web browser
In continuous development since 1992, Lynx sets the standard for
text-mode web clients. It is fast and simple to use, with support for
browsing via FTP, Gopher, HTTP, HTTPS, NNTP, and the local file system.
Description-md5: eb50e2d67d641779289fe401260cf921
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://lynx.invisible-island.net/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu