How to install apport-valgrind On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Uninstall and remove apport-valgrind Package

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


 

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Quick installation of apport-valgrind:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: apport-valgrind

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

	sudo apt-get install apport-valgrind

Package Details

Package:apport-valgrind
Version:2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Maintainer:Martin Pitt
Home page:https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Apport
Description:valgrind wrapper that first downloads debug symbols
Distro:Ubuntu 16.04
Release:Xenial Xerus
Repo/Section:universe/devel

How to install apport-valgrind on Ubuntu 16.04?

How to install apport-valgrind On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Uninstall and remove apport-valgrind 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 apport-valgrind is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L apport-valgrind' will give followin error.

deepak@deepakub16:~$ dpkg -L apport-valgrind
dpkg-query: package 'apport-valgrind' 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 apport-valgrind:

After system update use the following command to install apport-valgrind:

sudo apt-get install apport-valgrind

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 apport-valgrind from Ubuntu 16.04?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the apport-valgrind 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 apport-valgrind following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  apport-valgrind

Following command is used to remove the apport-valgrind package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove apport-valgrind

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

Completely removing apport-valgrind with all configuration files:

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

sudo apt-get purge apport-valgrind

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove apport-valgrind

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