How to Install and Uninstall base-files Package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "base-files" package

Learn how to install base-files on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                base-files
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "base-files" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall base-files on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia):


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

Package: base-files
Version: 21.3.0
Architecture: amd64
Essential: yes
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Installed-Size: 387
Pre-Depends: awk
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.4.10-10ubuntu3)
Breaks: debian-security-support (<< 2019.04.25), initscripts (<< 2.88dsf-13.3), sendfile (<< 2.1b.20080616-5.2~), ubuntu-server (<< 1.453)
Replaces: base, dpkg (<= 1.15.0), miscutils
Provides: base, base-files (= 12ubuntu4)
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Section: admin
Filename: pool/upstream/b/base-files/base-files_21.3.0_amd64.deb
Size: 88088
SHA256: 45a2838973e859a74ee80156bc4dfa6dfe4d63a4f5e15be813bd699badc8c008
SHA1: 30be97b28bd1c7abffb6c9835f02f8add3b34caa
MD5sum: 807912d4e9c61b95d6b0ba97cbb023f2
Description: Debian base system miscellaneous files
This package contains the basic filesystem hierarchy of a Debian system, and
several important miscellaneous files, such as /etc/debian_version,
/etc/host.conf, /etc/issue, /etc/motd, /etc/profile, and others,
and the text of several common licenses in use on Debian systems.
Description-md5: 6d16337f57b84c4747f56438355b2395
Original-Maintainer: Santiago Vila

Package: base-files
Architecture: amd64
Version: 12ubuntu4.6
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Essential: yes
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Santiago Vila
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 394
Provides: base
Pre-Depends: awk
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.4.10-10ubuntu3)
Breaks: debian-security-support (<< 2019.04.25), initscripts (<< 2.88dsf-13.3), sendfile (<< 2.1b.20080616-5.2~), ubuntu-server (<< 1.453)
Replaces: base, dpkg (<= 1.15.0), miscutils
Filename: pool/main/b/base-files/base-files_12ubuntu4.6_amd64.deb
Size: 62468
MD5sum: 6f331092fa8acdcb46c2fb1f5bd7af19
SHA1: c3f93360ae69d4c880a13c76d5c6424a07843fa4
SHA256: 2bad1e15e08a1fb2b4efacf74151d1622adccac6479f5a25daf76bea6f210c7d
SHA512: 660973f43dd18e53ec9779cc2b5094da115d7002fabbe745689583c567655ecf74cfdee365345b57f48168f59c3e27d2875ba254958a54af50dc165d867a05d7
Description: Debian base system miscellaneous files
This package contains the basic filesystem hierarchy of a Debian system, and
several important miscellaneous files, such as /etc/debian_version,
/etc/host.conf, /etc/issue, /etc/motd, /etc/profile, and others,
and the text of several common licenses in use on Debian systems.
Description-md5: 6d16337f57b84c4747f56438355b2395
Task: minimal

Package: base-files
Architecture: amd64
Version: 12ubuntu4
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Essential: yes
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Santiago Vila
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 394
Provides: base
Pre-Depends: awk
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.4.10-10ubuntu3)
Breaks: debian-security-support (<< 2019.04.25), initscripts (<< 2.88dsf-13.3), sendfile (<< 2.1b.20080616-5.2~), ubuntu-server (<< 1.453)
Replaces: base, dpkg (<= 1.15.0), miscutils
Filename: pool/main/b/base-files/base-files_12ubuntu4_amd64.deb
Size: 62940
MD5sum: f43d281a6763174cb310337af95e02cb
SHA1: a11907e58aea3e251875d3739f2bd91193e13659
SHA256: e692a0bf2e709b8a46c582a37aed657a03549539e015944987201fc0eeed14e0
SHA512: dcfde62077e6770ab8b3054b297c5c50d10dc468ba3aa5f1f2dcf8f7ef1a2d781c7ef6bab46611e7bd51e9571933257830edbc47ba90f7180098a1bd28fa9a98
Description: Debian base system miscellaneous files
This package contains the basic filesystem hierarchy of a Debian system, and
several important miscellaneous files, such as /etc/debian_version,
/etc/host.conf, /etc/issue, /etc/motd, /etc/profile, and others,
and the text of several common licenses in use on Debian systems.
Description-md5: 6d16337f57b84c4747f56438355b2395
Task: minimal