How to Install and Uninstall python-faulthandler Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "python-faulthandler" package

This tutorial shows how to install python-faulthandler on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "python-faulthandler" package

Learn how to uninstall python-faulthandler on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: python-faulthandler
Priority: optional
Section: universe/python
Installed-Size: 82
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Python Modules Team
Architecture: amd64
Source: faulthandler
Version: 2.0-2
Provides: python2.7-faulthandler
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), python (<< 2.8), python (>= 2.7~)
Filename: pool/universe/f/faulthandler/python-faulthandler_2.0-2_amd64.deb
Size: 18130
MD5sum: 533332cb67b7475225feb49fac364bdd
SHA1: 02c1ad8634bf878611f9b1c034b08dd299a6957b
SHA256: 7d7f133eaf98caa36cb8ed61604a18b3e23b0c069c909ed9ce82581ab4b51ad5
Description-en: Display the Python backtrace on a crash
Fault handler for SIGSEGV, SIGFPE, SIGBUS and SIGILL signals: it displays
the Python backtrace and restores the previous handler. It allocates an
alternate stack for this handler, if signaltstack() is available, to be
able to allocate memory on the stack, even on stack overflow.
Description-md5: bd1a3d7fdc686b27cdcbd4b2a7946734
Homepage: https://github.com/haypo/faulthandler/wiki/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu