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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "patch" package

Please follow the guidance below to install patch on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall patch on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: patch
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.7.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 211
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17)
Suggests: ed, diffutils-doc
Filename: pool/main/p/patch/patch_2.7.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.2_amd64.deb
Size: 90766
MD5sum: 1bfd9331a3dab21cfa2c259e5372223f
SHA1: 3f8263871f26b229466502c99e4a88ecaa3e4a08
SHA256: c4bf81ecccf989c6b301aa062b4d9b5753156fe71f17fc040f3607504079b8f1
SHA512: 4a2f54631041bce0c9c018dcf235ccc873d88404ab4e30c51e006b01456dd9143ef84a458c60c340e7e741d031e174ed56315a1b9a28a4f6d7bc5666fc47bb01
Homepage: http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/patch/
Description-en: Apply a diff file to an original
Patch will take a patch file containing any of the four forms
of difference listing produced by the diff program and apply
those differences to an original file, producing a patched
version.
Description-md5: d56076980d5ce0f54f9dd685e6ca0ce7
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, cloud-image, server, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop
Build-Essential: yes
Supported: 5y

Package: patch
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Installed-Size: 238
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.7.5-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17)
Suggests: ed, diffutils-doc
Filename: pool/main/p/patch/patch_2.7.5-1_amd64.deb
Size: 90382
MD5sum: 0c03555b50fc094f942a938e9efb33d8
SHA1: 27a0d0d98a044662c45fc63d0f5e722c44dc34cb
SHA256: 8ac6d613c8e2b2c92f75892c274041ccae548de26d025957f6583982f7ea22f8
Description-en: Apply a diff file to an original
Patch will take a patch file containing any of the four forms
of difference listing produced by the diff program and apply
those differences to an original file, producing a patched
version.
Description-md5: d56076980d5ce0f54f9dd685e6ca0ce7
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/patch/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Build-Essential: yes
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, cloud-image, server, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop