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

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "python-xattr" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install python-xattr 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-xattr" package

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


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

Package: python-xattr
Priority: optional
Section: python
Installed-Size: 78
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Federico Ceratto
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.7.8-3
Provides: python-pyxattr, python2.7-xattr
Depends: python (<< 2.8), python (>= 2.7~), python-cffi-backend-api-9729, python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~), libc6 (>= 2.4), python-cffi, python-pkg-resources
Conflicts: python-pyxattr
Filename: pool/main/p/python-xattr/python-xattr_0.7.8-3_amd64.deb
Size: 16146
MD5sum: b6063bd6ae0891a9f7bef9d5896bdb0a
SHA1: 55761c6eddc0b2b54c57708d934322c90ac774d2
SHA256: 4f63c8427eaadb978e45d1dc188f482eb849c2500f7c465de83a4a3424922913
Description-en: module for manipulating filesystem extended attributes
This module allows manipulation of the filesystem extended attributes present
in some operating systems (GNU/Linux included). It is compatible to
python-pyxattr but also provides a dictionary like interfaces for manipulating
these attributes.
Description-md5: b5897b5090f44c236c7474c32b1eb2b5
Homepage: http://www.undefined.org/python/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y