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

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "mpack" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install mpack on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall mpack on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: mpack
Priority: optional
Section: universe/mail
Installed-Size: 116
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Anibal Monsalve Salazar
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.6-8
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7)
Suggests: mail-transport-agent, inews
Filename: pool/universe/m/mpack/mpack_1.6-8_amd64.deb
Size: 40686
MD5sum: 8f5d9ea0935fdee528c4455e90333c45
SHA1: 8c9570a10199058ff563fcca850c365cd59a1175
SHA256: aae16cd305733f23354d16648e41cfe57458765bf975a095157fb2f580a2fb06
Description-en: tools for encoding/decoding MIME messages
Mpack and munpack are utilities for encoding and decoding
(respectively) binary files in MIME (Multipurpose Internet
Mail Extensions) format mail messages. For compatibility
with older forms of transferring binary files, the munpack
program can also decode messages in split-uuencoded format.
Description-md5: 6101ce5c05ff67298326006e9ef48dc9
Homepage: ftp://ftp.andrew.cmu.edu/pub/mpack/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu