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

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "pinfo" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install pinfo on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


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

Package: pinfo
Priority: optional
Section: universe/doc
Installed-Size: 228
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Bas Zoetekouw
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.6.9-5.1build1
Provides: info-browser
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libncursesw5 (>= 6), libreadline6 (>= 6.0), libtinfo5 (>= 6), install-info
Suggests: mutt | mail-reader, w3m | www-browser, cups-bsd | lpr
Filename: pool/universe/p/pinfo/pinfo_0.6.9-5.1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 69404
MD5sum: 042dbf896a86bcc62ca9509bd74ff826
SHA1: 16126e9c989c8179c64677197bce789d704eb015
SHA256: a9bb98a1cf7c76e459be4fba9643562d2e5c27c3eabbcf0667d370498f7ae707
Description-en: An alternative info-file viewer
pinfo is an viewer for Info documents, which is based on ncurses.
The key-commands are in the style of lynx.
Description-md5: 9487efb0be037536eeda31b588cb6f89
Homepage: http://pinfo.alioth.debian.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu