How to Install debsums software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

How to Install debsums software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

debsums software package provides tool for verification of installed package files against MD5 checksums, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install debsums 

debsums is installed in your system.

Make ensure the debsums package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep debsums *

You will get with debsums package name, version, architecture and description in a table

debsums package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus
Section Administration Utilities
Package debsums
Version 2.1.2
Description tool for verification of installed package files against MD5 checksums
Sub Section admin


See Also, How to uninstall or remove debsums software package from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) ?