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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "nget" package

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


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

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


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

Package: nget
Priority: optional
Section: universe/news
Installed-Size: 632
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Arnaud Cornet
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.27.1-11
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.8), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), liblockfile1 (>= 1.0), libncurses5 (>= 5.6+20071006-3), libpopt0 (>= 1.14), libstdc++6 (>= 4.4.0), libuu0, zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Filename: pool/universe/n/nget/nget_0.27.1-11_amd64.deb
Size: 265484
MD5sum: efcf5981ad0201fbbf11c63b5d6610fb
SHA1: fe16e265f65ffcd1acb1eb1113537c84de391e3b
SHA256: 48091658088e75c90fa74f4d0be102cbf8f62e38e3eb9bc8f15bedf167881cca
Description-en: auto-resuming command line NNTP file grabber
nget is a command line NNTP file grabber. It automatically pieces together
multipart postings for easy retrieval, even substituting parts from multiple
servers. It handles disconnects gracefully, resuming after the last part
successfully downloaded. nget also caches header data for quick access.
Description-md5: 9e896fe3ad469ae828e9e99c1c0c330e
Homepage: http://nget.sourceforge.net/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu