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

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "whiff" package

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


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

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


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

Package: whiff
Priority: optional
Section: universe/perl
Installed-Size: 59
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Perl Group
Architecture: all
Version: 0.005-1
Depends: perl, libfile-which-perl
Filename: pool/universe/w/whiff/whiff_0.005-1_all.deb
Size: 8852
MD5sum: 395b88c60bab8f31f17e2d579dce44bf
SHA1: d8828b14f557d10063824898fe8a5f08267e381e
SHA256: 4b5e519225d9d83c570520ec2dc1f64a8b4f95ea1a08626a713930f4416ecaa6
Description-en: helper to find the first executable of a series of alternatives
whiff command, which takes a number of command names and returns the first one
that exists and is executable.
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It assumes that all the arguments form a best-first list of
alternatives, and only prints the path to the first alternative found in
the path. If none is found, it prints an error (to stderr) and exits
with an error code.
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A programmer interface is available in the App::Whiff module.
Description-md5: 9335b789ae553f2ec7ed9d7f7760c291
Homepage: https://metacpan.org/release/App-Whiff
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu