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

Last updated: May 02,2024

1. Install "tig" package

Please follow the steps below to install tig 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 "tig" package

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


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

Package: tig
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 655
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Sebastian Harl
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.0.2-2build1
Depends: git (>= 1:1.7.0.4-2~) | git-core (>= 1:1.5.4), libc6 (>= 2.15), libncursesw5 (>= 6), libreadline6 (>= 6.0), libtinfo5 (>= 6)
Filename: pool/universe/t/tig/tig_2.0.2-2build1_amd64.deb
Size: 253576
MD5sum: 087615c461ec9122cbf6843b367146bf
SHA1: d4512f1d7d9fa17f5be7420ce409e741d9fc9d7a
SHA256: 520fc1f68f21224c1950a62f5588ce9689b56356dcfaeaef5c604d4916280259
Description-en: ncurses-based text-mode interface for Git
This package contains a text-mode interface for the version control system
Git. It may be used to browse the history and contents of a repository.
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The following main features are supported:
- View revision logs, commit messages, diffstats, diffs, archive trees and
file contents.
- Visualize revision graphs.
- Stage / unstage changes and add untracked files.
- Merge files.
- Cherry-pick commits.
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tig may also be used as a pager. It reads input from stdin and colorizes it.
Description-md5: 87da0058d5250d8c6b5bd9f5d3ab52ff
Enhances: git
Homepage: http://jonas.nitro.dk/tig/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu