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

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "shtool" package

Please follow the steps below to install shtool on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall shtool on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: shtool
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Installed-Size: 452
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Joao Eriberto Mota Filho
Architecture: all
Version: 2.0.8-8
Depends: perl
Suggests: autoconf, automake, libtool
Filename: pool/main/s/shtool/shtool_2.0.8-8_all.deb
Size: 121866
MD5sum: 7334029ce581449f75b9720de3c546d4
SHA1: 2aa676cd83d8185c651d50a323feb98187aee21e
SHA256: d6616bc5eb56c003102447dfae36d65354f765e723553de8f6dd8e03487422df
Description-en: portable shell tool from the GNU project
GNU shtool is a tool for developers of software programs.
It is a compilation of small but very stable and portable
shell scripts into a single shell tool. All ingredients
were in successful use over many years in various free
software projects.
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The compiled shtool program is intended to be used inside
the source tree of other free software packages. There it
can overtake various (usually non-portable) tasks related
to the building and installation of such a package. It
especially can replace the old mkdir.sh, install.sh and
related scripts.
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GNU shtool currently contains the following tools: echo,
mdate, table, prop, move, install, mkdir, mkln, mkshadow,
fixperm, rotate, tarball, subst, platform, arx, slo, scpp,
version and path.
Description-md5: 54d84625e4f5fa2312fab056a41a268e
Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/shtool
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m