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

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "microcom" package

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


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

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


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

Package: microcom
Priority: extra
Section: universe/comm
Installed-Size: 46
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Uwe Kleine-König
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2016.01.0-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libreadline6 (>= 6.0)
Filename: pool/universe/m/microcom/microcom_2016.01.0-1_amd64.deb
Size: 16166
MD5sum: a09c140517dd5ca542870efcba1b4d7e
SHA1: 42f646aa79106896d4caafff3ff6824feea53c0c
SHA256: 10e820fa412c5b5732bf79725523bb499420186002b8923c6ac211b2896bc7f7
Description-en: minimalistic terminal program
microcom is a minimalistic terminal program for accessing devices (e.g.
switches) via a serial connection. It features connection via RS232
serial interfaces (including setting of transferrates) as well as in
"telnet mode" as specified in rfc2217.
Description-md5: 758d7ccafadf72b5ede7b15d4894282a
Homepage: http://git.pengutronix.de/?p=tools/microcom.git
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu