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

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "rename" package

Please follow the instructions below to install rename on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall rename on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: rename
Priority: optional
Section: perl
Installed-Size: 68
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Perl Group
Architecture: all
Version: 0.20-4
Replaces: libfile-rename-perl
Provides: libfile-rename-perl
Depends: perl
Conflicts: libfile-rename-perl
Filename: pool/main/r/rename/rename_0.20-4_all.deb
Size: 12010
MD5sum: 6cf1938ef51145a469ccef181a9304ce
SHA1: fcb78842ec1ff0727cc5dbd418932fb898c6a0e8
SHA256: d5f6ae9670df585aa7902213c604233c946875596946e9da946cbe8abdba1fad
Description-en: Perl extension for renaming multiple files
This package provides both a perl interface for renaming files
(File::Rename) and a command line tool 'rename' which is intended to
replace the version currently supplied by the perl package.
Description-md5: f25bdadb8b97cbf70a4a78c50ca2e8af
Homepage: https://metacpan.org/release/File-Rename
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, print-server, samba-server, cloud-image, server, lamp-server, kubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop