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

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "netrw" package

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


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall netrw on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: netrw
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 140
Maintainer: Ubuntu MOTU Developers
Original-Maintainer: Giovanni Mascellani
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.3.2-2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4)
Filename: pool/universe/n/netrw/netrw_1.3.2-2_amd64.deb
Size: 40878
MD5sum: 82f94e908ae4825c8ed331bf46e765f5
SHA1: 54fbb0b6b78aedb4543b2966fd54bd44278ebd00
SHA256: 642c753a40669ed06b4baf9e682af04e5320193b229be30462b4bfd95572ae84
Description-en: netcat like tool with nice features to transport files over network
Netrw is a simple (but powerful) tool for transporting data over the
internet. Its main purpose is to simplify and speed up file transfers to
hosts without an FTP server. It can also be used for uploading data to
some other user. It is something like one-way netcat (nc) with some nice
features concerning data transfers. Netrw can compute and check message
digest (MD5, SHA-1, and some others) of all the data being transferred,
it can also print information on progress and average speed. At the end
it sums up the transfer.
Description-md5: bfbe34bbc47077fb5d9c9c97e6727079
Homepage: http://sitola.fi.muni.cz/~xdenemar/netrw/index.en.html
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu