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

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


 

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Quick installation of mktorrent:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: mktorrent

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

	sudo apt-get install mktorrent

Package Details

Package:mktorrent
Version:1.0-4
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:http://mktorrent.sourceforge.net/
Description:simple command line utility to create BitTorrent metainfo files
Distro:Ubuntu 16.04
Release:Xenial Xerus
Repo/Section:universe/net

How to install mktorrent on Ubuntu 16.04?

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

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

After system update use the following command to install mktorrent:

sudo apt-get install mktorrent

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 mktorrent from Ubuntu 16.04?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the mktorrent 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 mktorrent following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  mktorrent

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

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove mktorrent

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

Completely removing mktorrent with all configuration files:

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

sudo apt-get purge mktorrent

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove mktorrent

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