How to Install and Uninstall apt Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: November 07,2024

1. Install "apt" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install apt on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall apt on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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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 21 (Vanessa)

Package: apt
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.4.11
Priority: important
Build-Essential: yes
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: APT Development Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 4141
Provides: apt-transport-https (= 2.4.11)
Depends: adduser, gpgv | gpgv2 | gpgv1, libapt-pkg6.0 (>= 2.4.11), ubuntu-keyring, libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.3.1), libgnutls30 (>= 3.7.0), libseccomp2 (>= 2.4.2), libstdc++6 (>= 11), 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_2.4.11_amd64.deb
Size: 1363076
MD5sum: c8101f6ce4be105c9998627e1c5f062e
SHA1: 246a106fa09bea6495af2462def94ee226180484
SHA256: ce730c87a5d2359af5e5f54c4a7edd4e24541690466a32e19c2e9f674c5ba0b3
SHA512: 294fc1f472d616d75138f88a8c98caf699b949dffc2c8a61b1371fbcee2742ffaed0c0821910bf65fff622fc8a3e150d2a3a95e6335ac7b4c1c18dcd93b75d48
Description: commandline package manager
Description-md5: 9fb97a88cb7383934ef963352b53b4a7
Task: minimal, server-minimal

Package: apt
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.4.5
Priority: important
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: APT Development Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 4156
Provides: apt-transport-https (= 2.4.5)
Depends: adduser, gpgv | gpgv2 | gpgv1, libapt-pkg6.0 (>= 2.4.5), ubuntu-keyring, libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.3.1), libgnutls30 (>= 3.7.0), libseccomp2 (>= 2.4.2), libstdc++6 (>= 11), 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_2.4.5_amd64.deb
Size: 1379030
MD5sum: d376f3b95d73f7b9ace2dc9364d876fd
SHA1: 2a85f2cb8fbd3f51932e9fb43c3a031c60bf2c95
SHA256: 89b093ec665072b3400881120aa3f4460222caa6a5d6c6ccb3d016beb18e7a00
SHA512: 5d4e2b80ed0262dcfa9cbc3ca45e663e8e3e080691603eb464c035ad3785c595ca8915b2436ee43242b6cc904c2fd0c0a81ddd902cc2e04fb56f5afa9c1fc2b0
Description: commandline package manager
Description-md5: 9fb97a88cb7383934ef963352b53b4a7
Task: minimal, server-minimal
Build-Essential: yes