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

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "checkinstall" package

Please follow the instructions below to install checkinstall on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall checkinstall on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                checkinstall
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the checkinstall package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: checkinstall
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.6.2+git20170426.d24a630-2ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Stephen Gelman
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 436
Depends: dpkg-dev, file, sensible-utils, libc6 (>= 2.34)
Recommends: make
Suggests: gettext
Filename: pool/universe/c/checkinstall/checkinstall_1.6.2+git20170426.d24a630-2ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 107476
MD5sum: e2bbd14f8a8b154873f07a48b981af00
SHA1: 943cb379390fc53f5d79b0e49d72082767d557db
SHA256: 26aca0ba0385c48c0187e0a112525907e64c4593c41e4982fc4f2a9a22d30a17
SHA512: 9b1fcb8f4b362351d1775c8c9a5142e381d57fafde0a383dc8614494f1230c9e6cfef976bc089789f74f02835a56bc2faa63c3023444789fade3d42dcbb2236e
Homepage: http://checkinstall.izto.org
Description: installation tracker
Description-md5: 65a8e9c4837c96312620e0e3daa0cd3f