How to Install and Uninstall nsis-common Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "nsis-common" package

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

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install nsis-common

2. Uninstall "nsis-common" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall nsis-common on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):

$ sudo apt remove nsis-common $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the nsis-common package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: nsis-common
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Installed-Size: 3040
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Thomas Gaugler
Architecture: all
Source: nsis
Version: 2.50-1
Replaces: nsis (<< 2.46-4)
Breaks: nsis (<< 2.46-4)
Filename: pool/universe/n/nsis/nsis-common_2.50-1_all.deb
Size: 565752
MD5sum: 7d89792e1c18b29de4ff8c3a430c2c2e
SHA1: e90b3d9a8668c9b57caf86b90d075f683d41c7c2
SHA256: e6bff959b343d626bb37d034ba7e848524ef4756a7269bb7e4daacaf0318312b
Description-en: Nullsoft Scriptable Install System stubs and plugins
NSIS is a tool for creating quick and user friendly installers for
Microsoft Windows (Win32) operating systems.
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This package contains the stubs and plugins of NSIS.
Description-md5: 4e2206e808936e0f0e02d69bd810a88e
Homepage: http://nsis.sourceforge.net/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu