How to Install and Uninstall apt-src Package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "apt-src" package

This is a short guide on how to install apt-src on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall apt-src on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                apt-src
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the apt-src package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Package: apt-src
Architecture: all
Version: 0.25.3
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 75
Depends: libapt-pkg-perl (>= 0.1.6), dpkg-dev, apt, perl:any
Recommends: sudo, fakeroot, build-essential
Filename: pool/universe/a/apt-src/apt-src_0.25.3_all.deb
Size: 30200
MD5sum: ce492e4292c40ecbd8a0e858847bb5be
SHA1: 64008f59f3dbaf093b05a0e60fe413ce357926de
SHA256: f418de06e8deeabb62dc732e28cd4b6f0982b437e6263d499a634ab05e5fec60
SHA512: c73078debd7f87e2f26c593cdd1fc96fcd2c5ac658fa8382dc041592fff2e520e83efb709b0c299bde82d46631b2f353d60eb89a243a10ea49650e48f09caddf
Description: manage Debian source packages
Description-md5: c1c2aad38a3b3f83fa8835588c7f14b5