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

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "unshield" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install unshield on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall unshield on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: unshield
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 61
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Evgeni Golov
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.0-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.10), libunshield0
Filename: pool/universe/u/unshield/unshield_1.0-1_amd64.deb
Size: 10272
MD5sum: fc29f9b948561134fb3ac1869bacc28d
SHA1: c78766a6a1f66acdd3959af2095ca2ad0b1e49f4
SHA256: f86d716e2a9f30b9c0c4778928907de9c11a9437f718e98aae4e03008aa86269
Description-en: extracts CAB files from InstallShield installers
This software extracts CAB files from InstallShield installers
used to be installed on Windows CE devices or Windows desktop
machines.
Description-md5: 40b2f8b11d1efdfcb261e7f36386cf80
Homepage: https://github.com/twogood/unshield/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu