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

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "metche" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install metche on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


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

Package: metche
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 100
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: metche developers
Architecture: all
Version: 1:1.2.2-5
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, mutt | mailx | mail-transport-agent, bzip2, ucf
Recommends: apt-show-versions, gnupg
Suggests: util-vserver
Filename: pool/universe/m/metche/metche_1.2.2-5_all.deb
Size: 32874
MD5sum: a5cf475c122f02ba0f7308a94c875d9c
SHA1: cc02b0b780529d32e3d78aa1a92c1aaee6a7d6d3
SHA256: f8fb1d86be0781b911238b7fa38b6e5a20c8abe2a3230ac472ae47d75198ec78
Description-en: configuration monitor to ease collective administration
metche monitors changes made to a "system state" composed of:
- a "watched" directory (typically: /etc)
- one or more user maintained changelog files
(e.g. /root/Changelog)
- the state of Debian packages and versions (using apt-show-versions)
by periodically:
- saving backups of the corresponding files
- emailing the changes in the system state to your administrators'
mailing list
Description-md5: f0d977a821538432b697a37e38d95007
Homepage: https://labs.riseup.net/code/projects/metche
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu