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

Last updated: May 03,2024

1. Install "sed" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install sed on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


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

Package: sed
Essential: yes
Priority: required
Section: utils
Installed-Size: 304
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Clint Adams
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.2.2-7
Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.4) | install-info
Pre-Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libselinux1 (>= 1.32)
Filename: pool/main/s/sed/sed_4.2.2-7_amd64.deb
Size: 138916
MD5sum: cb5d3a67bb2859bc2549f1916b9a1818
SHA1: dc7e76d7a861b329ed73e807153c2dd89d6a0c71
SHA256: 0623b35cdc60f8bc74e6b31ee32ed4585433fb0bc7b99c9a62985c115dbb7f0d
Description-en: The GNU sed stream editor
sed reads the specified files or the standard input if no
files are specified, makes editing changes according to a
list of commands, and writes the results to the standard
output.
Description-md5: 67b5a614216e15a54b09cad62d5d5afc
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/sed/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: minimal