How to Install and Uninstall mono-gac Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "mono-gac" package

This tutorial shows how to install mono-gac on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                mono-gac
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "mono-gac" package

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


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

Package: mono-gac
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Installed-Size: 81
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Mono Group
Architecture: all
Source: mono
Version: 4.2.1.102+dfsg2-7ubuntu4
Provides: global-assembly-cache-tool
Depends: mono-4.0-gac (= 4.2.1.102+dfsg2-7ubuntu4)
Filename: pool/main/m/mono/mono-gac_4.2.1.102+dfsg2-7ubuntu4_all.deb
Size: 16364
MD5sum: c0ac01b8f4dd94282cb3e806b22d4238
SHA1: 1a82196b9cc44c8cd5e2b8f1f1592647c4b4cb36
SHA256: 13922bcdd6c3ff7f29f8f121a2f21408fa15710ac3ba7143c9984a74ad73a760
Description-en: Mono GAC tool
Mono is a platform for running and developing applications based on the
ECMA/ISO Standards. Mono is an open source effort led by Xamarin.
Mono provides a complete CLR (Common Language Runtime) including compiler and
runtime, which can produce and execute CIL (Common Intermediate Language)
bytecode (aka assemblies), and a class library.
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This package pulls in the default GAC (Global Assembly Cache) tool (gacutil)
used by Mono to store shared CIL (Common Intermediate Language) libraries.
Description-md5: c2a755c0e15dc47388d889b42eb894b6
Homepage: http://www.mono-project.com/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m
Task: edubuntu-desktop-gnome