How to Install and Uninstall fakeroot Package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "fakeroot" package

This tutorial shows how to install fakeroot on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall fakeroot on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia):


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

Package: fakeroot
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.28-1ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Clint Adams
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 220
Depends: libfakeroot (>= 1.28-1ubuntu1), libc6 (>= 2.34)
Filename: pool/main/f/fakeroot/fakeroot_1.28-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 60358
MD5sum: 49e045c42c4ef4b79714950f97dee147
SHA1: 41c26c942f43030e54c30acd8091e167a117b40e
SHA256: 6a08de63f375566d3d91b181ff01a5fb797a5ecd6720b2c28f11d8e32071933b
SHA512: 50f208d402455803a39487d683ba9e675e5a83a4a10450455176ae2d4626e0d8776ed16cc723c0c18c2b2706b4c9046da788af823ab1c7acddf056e0ad262009
Description: tool for simulating superuser privileges
Description-md5: db2730aa4872dbe27ff20c4aad3c5429
Task: ubuntustudio-video, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop