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

Last updated: April 24,2024

1. Install "texinfo" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install texinfo on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall texinfo on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: texinfo
Priority: optional
Section: universe/text
Installed-Size: 6820
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian TeX maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.1.0.dfsg.1-5
Replaces: tetex-base (<< 1.0.2+20000804-9), tetex-bin (<< 3.0)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libperl5.22 (>= 5.22.1), libtext-unidecode-perl, libxml-libxml-perl, tex-common (>= 6)
Suggests: texlive-base, texlive-latex-base, texlive-generic-recommended, texinfo-doc-nonfree
Breaks: ja-trans (<= 0.7-3.1), tetex-base (<< 3.0), tetex-bin (<< 3.0)
Filename: pool/universe/t/texinfo/texinfo_6.1.0.dfsg.1-5_amd64.deb
Size: 744340
MD5sum: 49334fa4d44977a92c8e5d2219ffa7e6
SHA1: 3bb9f301fc336c2acf3f40e97c06cd1579aa6cdc
SHA256: 0d3e25945d7cecd35c8ca3b286fee5aaf42c2a59191315440fb0086245921751
Description-en: Documentation system for on-line information and printed output
Texinfo is a documentation system that uses a single source file to
produce both on-line information and printed output.
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Using Texinfo, you can create a printed document with the normal features
of a book, including chapters, sections, cross references, and indices.
From the same Texinfo source file, you can create a menu-driven, on-line
Info file with nodes, menus, cross references, and indices.
Description-md5: 1c7c77fec8377bb6e9c62acc5e9736a6
Multi-Arch: foreign
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu