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

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "python-protobuf" package

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


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall python-protobuf on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: python-protobuf
Priority: extra
Section: universe/python
Installed-Size: 542
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Robert Edmonds
Architecture: amd64
Source: protobuf
Version: 2.6.1-1.3
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libprotobuf9v5, libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), python (<< 2.8), python (>= 2.7~), python-pkg-resources, python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~)
Filename: pool/universe/p/protobuf/python-protobuf_2.6.1-1.3_amd64.deb
Size: 98626
MD5sum: bbb5e8afa9f6e6bd30fc8f08a73e9966
SHA1: 9b99c3d0adbca3528bb616653a3234058f07c2b6
SHA256: d9718b525433c25147658219d8f01b6c0d73627008bfb90eae8516bea379caf9
Description-en: Python bindings for protocol buffers
Protocol buffers are a flexible, efficient, automated mechanism for
serializing structured data - similar to XML, but smaller, faster, and
simpler. You define how you want your data to be structured once, then you can
use special generated source code to easily write and read your structured
data to and from a variety of data streams and using a variety of languages.
You can even update your data structure without breaking deployed programs
that are compiled against the "old" format.
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Google uses Protocol Buffers for almost all of its internal RPC protocols and
file formats.
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This package contains the Python bindings for the protocol buffers. You will
need the protoc tool (in the protobuf-compiler package) to compile your
definition to Python classes, and then the modules in this package will allow
you to use those classes in your programs.
Description-md5: be8d4586108d36eccf5a91b06dc55099
Homepage: https://code.google.com/p/protobuf/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu