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

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "repo" package

This guide let you learn how to install repo 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 "repo" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall repo 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 repo package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: repo
Priority: extra
Section: universe/devel
Installed-Size: 48
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Android tools Maintainer
Architecture: all
Version: 1.12.32-2
Depends: git (>= 1.7.2), gnupg, python, python-kerberos
Filename: pool/universe/r/repo/repo_1.12.32-2_all.deb
Size: 18288
MD5sum: 045dc00bd27e3bead101bdb02aae15b9
SHA1: a84536c9a26ea061db0c953bb65e6abc4ed89c03
SHA256: 2de69c678c429311386e7e76145456db130f4e6b9b50dda9ae5bcf3716609274
Description-en: repository management tool built on top of git
Repo is a repository management tool that the Android developers built on top
of Git. Repo unifies the many Git repositories when necessary, does the
uploads to the Android revision control system, and automates parts of the
Android development workflow. Repo is not meant to replace Git, only to make
it easier to work with Git in the context of Android. The repo command is an
executable Python script that you can put anywhere in your path. In working
with the Android source files, you will use Repo for across-network
operations. For example, with a single Repo command you can download files
from multiple repositories into your local working directory.
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repo is an unusual tool because it downloads all of its own Python modules
using GPG-signed git tags, and stores those files as part of the project that
it is working with. So this package just provides the wrapper script, which
provides the GPG signing keys for verifying that the correct Python code was
downloaded.
Description-md5: 1496a967d4bcbc0d6ebc3348869abf22
Homepage: https://source.android.com/source/developing.html
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu