How to Install and Uninstall readline-doc Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "readline-doc" package

This tutorial shows how to install readline-doc on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                readline-doc
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "readline-doc" package

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


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

Package: readline-doc
Priority: optional
Section: doc
Installed-Size: 142
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Architecture: all
Source: readline6
Version: 6.3-8ubuntu2
Replaces: libreadline6-dev (<< 6.3-8)
Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.4) | install-info
Filename: pool/main/r/readline6/readline-doc_6.3-8ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 97604
MD5sum: 42da6baa7a1d3bb045c0e45fa655b3de
SHA1: 483aab37bb384be7318a46fbd563e956110d82f4
SHA256: 0bbba99fa2d55c9c56ca74842bd93671ac1f8ed0eb63408336161c67efb91e1b
Description-en: GNU readline and history libraries, documentation and examples
The GNU readline library aids in the consistency of user interface
across discrete programs that need to provide a command line
interface.
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The GNU history library provides a consistent user interface for
recalling lines of previously typed input.
Description-md5: c8534f555dbe0fd59472187417afcf19
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m