How to Install and Uninstall par2 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "par2" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install par2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                par2
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "par2" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall par2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                par2
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the par2 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: par2
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 231
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: JCF Ploemen (jcfp)
Architecture: amd64
Source: par2cmdline
Version: 0.6.14-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2)
Filename: pool/universe/p/par2cmdline/par2_0.6.14-1_amd64.deb
Size: 87600
MD5sum: 65f4c6e50d85cb531dcc4d0200d2bbfa
SHA1: c15742c8780cc5d197e2295ee0347aedb5808c74
SHA256: 34400d8d9d07dd5e375758e145b7c55eec32947832ae966f95f8337dd5231b8d
Description-en: PAR 2.0 compatible file verification and repair tool
par2cmdline is a command line utility for creating and using PAR2 files
to detect and repair damage in data files. It is most commonly used as
part of backup systems as well as on Usenet.
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In case files in a recovery set get damaged (e.g. while transmitted over
a network or stored on a faulty disk) the program can read the damaged
files and the (possibly damaged) PAR2 files, and regenerate the original
input files.
Description-md5: 2d3e451789cca65ec69945efa5d76da1
Homepage: https://github.com/Parchive/par2cmdline/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu