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

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "since" package

This guide let you learn how to install since on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


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

Package: since
Priority: optional
Section: universe/text
Installed-Size: 69
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Axel Beckert
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.1-5
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Filename: pool/universe/s/since/since_1.1-5_amd64.deb
Size: 15952
MD5sum: 555ed3696c1797d7da54961177101b22
SHA1: 18daa5df3c32aa667ff650ef11111216fe7cb8bd
SHA256: 2e16aac49a15b9fbac09647b5340fb4a68ff985fe1331245235162e81237e94f
Description-en: tail(1) work-alike that saves and uses state information
since is a tail(1) work-alike that remembers how much of a file
you have viewed and displays only what's new when you next view
that file. Ideal for viewing log files (it'll only show what's
new in the file since the last time it was run).
Description-md5: b63036e2aa1ff14373d3eaba27a631bb
Homepage: http://welz.org.za/projects/since
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu