How to install gdebi On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Uninstall and remove gdebi Package

In this tutorial you will learn how to update and install gdebi On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Learn how to uninstall and completely remove the package gdebi from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Operating System.


 

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Quick installation of gdebi:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: gdebi

Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:

	sudo apt-get install gdebi

Package Details

Package:gdebi
Version:0.9.5.7ubuntu1
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:
Description:simple tool to view and install deb files - GNOME GUI
Distro:Ubuntu 16.04
Release:Xenial Xerus
Repo/Section:universe/admin

How to install gdebi on Ubuntu 16.04?

How to install gdebi On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Uninstall and remove gdebi Package

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 16.04 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 gdebi is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L gdebi' will give followin error.

deepak@deepakub16:~$ dpkg -L gdebi
dpkg-query: package 'gdebi' is not installed
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
deepak@deepakub16:~$ 

Installing gdebi:

After system update use the following command to install gdebi:

sudo apt-get install gdebi

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 16.04 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 gdebi from Ubuntu 16.04?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the gdebi from Ubuntu 16.04. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the gdebi following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  gdebi

Following command is used to remove the gdebi package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove gdebi

This will remove gdebi and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing gdebi with all configuration files:

Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:

sudo apt-get purge gdebi

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove gdebi

Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with gdebi package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.