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

Last updated: May 05,2024

1. Install "mktorrent" package

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


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

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


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

Package: mktorrent
Priority: extra
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 62
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Nico Golde
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.0-4
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.0)
Filename: pool/universe/m/mktorrent/mktorrent_1.0-4_amd64.deb
Size: 13166
MD5sum: 52cc5ee521be1199a68eb25f5e667a82
SHA1: 0a681152a40f2d61cffd277ee9229e9f8360242f
SHA256: c882c6eb288c7bf70f5dfb9f139d08123d7c66eaf49fd35f811b5c1740653f4e
Description-en: simple command line utility to create BitTorrent metainfo files
mktorrent is a text-based utility to create BitTorrent metainfo files
used by trackers and torrent clients. It can create metainfo files for single
files or complete directories in a fast way.
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It also supports:
- multiple trackers
- embedding custom comments into torrent files
- disallowing DHT and Peer Exchange
- multi-threaded hashing
Description-md5: 66c93bdc5c4717611c8107716680bcd5
Homepage: http://mktorrent.sourceforge.net/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu