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

Last updated: May 01,2024

1. Install "magit" package

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


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall magit on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: magit
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Installed-Size: 12
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Emacs addons team
Architecture: all
Version: 2.5.0-2
Depends: elpa-magit
Filename: pool/universe/m/magit/magit_2.5.0-2_all.deb
Size: 1676
MD5sum: 37c6fc12cbbb3235e8b49b0e8cf63306
SHA1: 0535ad45efa217b5120504be129921895f45bb06
SHA256: c23b4a89087d3377994c4c42d8c179fb02e99313c223566f2a0516ae3685249f
Description-en: transitional dummy package for elpa-magit
This transitional package is safe to remove.
Description-md5: 26512d51736a566a14c24104a2fc7e06
Homepage: http://magit.vc/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu