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Quick installation of hexedit:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: hexedit
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install hexedit
Package Details | |
| Package: | hexedit |
| Version: | 1.2.12-4 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://www.chez.com/prigaux/hexedit.html |
| Description: | view and edit files in hexadecimal or in ASCII hexedit shows a file both in ASCII and in hexadecimal. The file can be a device as the file is not whole read. You can modify the file and search through it. You have also copy&paste and save to file functions. Truncating or appending to the file. Modifications are shown in bold. Homepage: http://www.chez.com/prigaux/hexedit.html |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | universe/editors |
How to install hexedit on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If hexedit is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L hexedit' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L hexedit Package `hexedit' is not installed. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing hexedit:
After system update use the following command to install hexedit:
sudo apt-get install hexedit
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove hexedit from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the hexedit from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the hexedit following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove hexedit
Following command is used to remove the hexedit package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove hexedit
This will remove hexedit and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing hexedit with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge hexedit
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove hexedit
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with hexedit package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.
