How to Install and Uninstall apt Package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "apt" package

This is a short guide on how to install apt on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                apt
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "apt" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall apt on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the apt package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Package: apt
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.0.9
Priority: important
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: APT Development Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 4207
Provides: apt-transport-https (= 2.0.9)
Depends: adduser, gpgv | gpgv2 | gpgv1, libapt-pkg6.0 (>= 2.0.9), ubuntu-keyring, libc6 (>= 2.15), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libgnutls30 (>= 3.6.12), libseccomp2 (>= 2.4.2), libstdc++6 (>= 9), libsystemd0
Recommends: ca-certificates
Suggests: apt-doc, aptitude | synaptic | wajig, dpkg-dev (>= 1.17.2), gnupg | gnupg2 | gnupg1, powermgmt-base
Breaks: apt-transport-https (<< 1.5~alpha4~), apt-utils (<< 1.3~exp2~), aptitude (<< 0.8.10)
Replaces: apt-transport-https (<< 1.5~alpha4~), apt-utils (<< 1.3~exp2~)
Filename: pool/main/a/apt/apt_2.0.9_amd64.deb
Size: 1294152
MD5sum: b2c75b74fc650ef1e45cacdb66eb7900
SHA1: 4f14e129681686f1aa23ce770239d075e3de8d3e
SHA256: 49759a6a4d57866b52be6c9140266fb7ea53db0ac6ab88a401cf373e0a8ff9cb
SHA512: a32d59c7d476ccc7197ac242cba43dcb4dae3e6f28bac65ad079b4ab4b209b9810a49f505fdc0f809bd31b806c66a1a5d39bdcc4776b51997bde1f79b2253c12
Description: commandline package manager
Description-md5: 9fb97a88cb7383934ef963352b53b4a7
Task: minimal
Build-Essential: yes

Package: apt
Status: install ok installed
Priority: important
Section: admin
Installed-Size: 4209
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.0.6
Replaces: apt-transport-https (<< 1.5~alpha4~), apt-utils (<< 1.3~exp2~)
Provides: apt-transport-https (= 2.0.6)
Depends: adduser, gpgv | gpgv2 | gpgv1, libapt-pkg6.0 (>= 2.0.6), ubuntu-keyring, libc6 (>= 2.15), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libgnutls30 (>= 3.6.12), libseccomp2 (>= 2.4.2), libstdc++6 (>= 9), libsystemd0
Recommends: ca-certificates
Suggests: apt-doc, aptitude | synaptic | wajig, dpkg-dev (>= 1.17.2), gnupg | gnupg2 | gnupg1, powermgmt-base
Breaks: apt-transport-https (<< 1.5~alpha4~), apt-utils (<< 1.3~exp2~), aptitude (<< 0.8.10)
Conffiles:
/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01-vendor-ubuntu c69ce53f5f0755e5ac4441702e820505
/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01autoremove ab6540f7278a05a4b7f9e58afcaa5f46
/etc/cron.daily/apt-compat 49e9b2cfa17849700d4db735d04244f3
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 4ad976a68f045517cf4696cec7b8aa3a
/etc/logrotate.d/apt 179f2ed4f85cbaca12fa3d69c2a4a1c3
Description: commandline package manager
Description-md5: 9fb97a88cb7383934ef963352b53b4a7
Original-Maintainer: APT Development Team

Package: apt
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.0.2ubuntu0.2
Priority: important
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: APT Development Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 4183
Provides: apt-transport-https (= 2.0.2ubuntu0.2)
Depends: adduser, gpgv | gpgv2 | gpgv1, libapt-pkg6.0 (>= 2.0.2ubuntu0.2), ubuntu-keyring, libc6 (>= 2.15), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libgnutls30 (>= 3.6.12), libseccomp2 (>= 2.4.2), libstdc++6 (>= 9), libsystemd0
Recommends: ca-certificates
Suggests: apt-doc, aptitude | synaptic | wajig, dpkg-dev (>= 1.17.2), gnupg | gnupg2 | gnupg1, powermgmt-base
Breaks: apt-transport-https (<< 1.5~alpha4~), apt-utils (<< 1.3~exp2~), aptitude (<< 0.8.10)
Replaces: apt-transport-https (<< 1.5~alpha4~), apt-utils (<< 1.3~exp2~)
Filename: pool/main/a/apt/apt_2.0.2ubuntu0.2_amd64.deb
Size: 1289696
MD5sum: 217707e46ec7d2377152bc139876c83c
SHA1: b0d79528d10de5d03024aa193c66620901485778
SHA256: 40b103c057258fe69bf75d8e36c9ab0a92eed77280f12ef6d394560f29c4765c
SHA512: 35b3927386df2bdcfbc68e709108cc9137f80dceeb8d95dee183a12dc5997d44bb1b5536535d27c56b1f4c96c4603f491144f1e5260e387701c7ec62be59c6c4
Description: commandline package manager
Description-md5: 9fb97a88cb7383934ef963352b53b4a7
Task: minimal
Build-Essential: yes

Package: apt
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.0.2
Priority: important
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: APT Development Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 4182
Provides: apt-transport-https (= 2.0.2)
Depends: adduser, gpgv | gpgv2 | gpgv1, libapt-pkg6.0 (>= 2.0.2), ubuntu-keyring, libc6 (>= 2.15), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libgnutls30 (>= 3.6.12), libseccomp2 (>= 2.4.2), libstdc++6 (>= 9), libsystemd0
Recommends: ca-certificates
Suggests: apt-doc, aptitude | synaptic | wajig, dpkg-dev (>= 1.17.2), gnupg | gnupg2 | gnupg1, powermgmt-base
Breaks: apt-transport-https (<< 1.5~alpha4~), apt-utils (<< 1.3~exp2~), aptitude (<< 0.8.10)
Replaces: apt-transport-https (<< 1.5~alpha4~), apt-utils (<< 1.3~exp2~)
Filename: pool/main/a/apt/apt_2.0.2_amd64.deb
Size: 1288960
MD5sum: b3510e0836223a7921205a459d5d6eae
SHA1: 2b6f23eebcad75926f1db0ebcf010cc8b95de682
SHA256: bc96088b0253a9bc41410a44f53c907c6d9bc9f210768ab2ef0bb63d5e22dfc3
Description: commandline package manager
Description-md5: 9fb97a88cb7383934ef963352b53b4a7
Task: minimal
Build-Essential: yes