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

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "git" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install git on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "git" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall git 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 git package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: git
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.10
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: vcs
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Jonathan Nieder
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 18468
Provides: git-completion, git-core
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libcurl3-gnutls (>= 7.56.1), libexpat1 (>= 2.0.1), libpcre2-8-0 (>= 10.34), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0), perl, liberror-perl, git-man (>> 1:2.34.1), git-man (<< 1:2.34.1-.)
Recommends: ca-certificates, patch, less, ssh-client
Suggests: gettext-base, git-daemon-run | git-daemon-sysvinit, git-doc, git-email, git-gui, gitk, gitweb, git-cvs, git-mediawiki, git-svn
Breaks: bash-completion (<< 1:1.90-1), cogito (<= 0.18.2+), dgit (<< 5.1~), git-buildpackage (<< 0.6.5), git-el (<< 1:2.32.0~rc2-1~), gitosis (<< 0.2+20090917-7), gitpkg (<< 0.15), guilt (<< 0.33), openssh-client (<< 1:6.8), stgit (<< 0.15), stgit-contrib (<< 0.15)
Filename: pool/main/g/git/git_2.34.1-1ubuntu1.10_amd64.deb
Size: 3166484
MD5sum: f54f7c370f000af8ea2ed9b7214376e9
SHA1: 630873a2f78e47ccbf5df21ee767961560b9b9fe
SHA256: e1527bc404a8c93ad990ed85b5ac1ddb3c319db48491861b76170720fecf4972
SHA512: 0bb23cb5f2d768a87e80513f56c4f97503f440d909e333f87c1da712edd7c8ca41c9768248df9013da4b5f583b90ffd1009ddba97d818410b25c4742ba23253e
Homepage: https://git-scm.com/
Description: fast, scalable, distributed revision control system
Description-md5: c1f968556452a190fe359bffd151c012
Task: cloud-image, ubuntu-wsl, server, ubuntu-server-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop

Package: git
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.9
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: vcs
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Jonathan Nieder
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 18468
Provides: git-completion, git-core
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libcurl3-gnutls (>= 7.56.1), libexpat1 (>= 2.0.1), libpcre2-8-0 (>= 10.34), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0), perl, liberror-perl, git-man (>> 1:2.34.1), git-man (<< 1:2.34.1-.)
Recommends: ca-certificates, patch, less, ssh-client
Suggests: gettext-base, git-daemon-run | git-daemon-sysvinit, git-doc, git-email, git-gui, gitk, gitweb, git-cvs, git-mediawiki, git-svn
Breaks: bash-completion (<< 1:1.90-1), cogito (<= 0.18.2+), dgit (<< 5.1~), git-buildpackage (<< 0.6.5), git-el (<< 1:2.32.0~rc2-1~), gitosis (<< 0.2+20090917-7), gitpkg (<< 0.15), guilt (<< 0.33), openssh-client (<< 1:6.8), stgit (<< 0.15), stgit-contrib (<< 0.15)
Filename: pool/main/g/git/git_2.34.1-1ubuntu1.9_amd64.deb
Size: 3166082
MD5sum: 96aa99b06e0430e013812759d2fc837d
SHA1: 61833d36f617cf5332ff2f1f22c4a90d797bce42
SHA256: 013b938e5ad507578035b5b51adef3879dfb07fe39353329fb07bb0899823c91
SHA512: a6313280edf1fcd2abbecb2a8ff9f5374b459c041781afd73ca19ed3f9f4d1f2b38cda30ae114d8feb43ba32fcfd495e172bdc93fa1d6731cfc165f6e30c9a2b
Homepage: https://git-scm.com/
Description: fast, scalable, distributed revision control system
Description-md5: c1f968556452a190fe359bffd151c012
Task: cloud-image, ubuntu-wsl, server, ubuntu-server-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop

Package: git
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: vcs
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Jonathan Nieder
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 18344
Provides: git-completion, git-core
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libcurl3-gnutls (>= 7.56.1), libexpat1 (>= 2.0.1), libpcre2-8-0 (>= 10.34), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0), perl, liberror-perl, git-man (>> 1:2.34.1), git-man (<< 1:2.34.1-.)
Recommends: ca-certificates, patch, less, ssh-client
Suggests: gettext-base, git-daemon-run | git-daemon-sysvinit, git-doc, git-email, git-gui, gitk, gitweb, git-cvs, git-mediawiki, git-svn
Breaks: bash-completion (<< 1:1.90-1), cogito (<= 0.18.2+), dgit (<< 5.1~), git-buildpackage (<< 0.6.5), git-el (<< 1:2.32.0~rc2-1~), gitosis (<< 0.2+20090917-7), gitpkg (<< 0.15), guilt (<< 0.33), openssh-client (<< 1:6.8), stgit (<< 0.15), stgit-contrib (<< 0.15)
Filename: pool/main/g/git/git_2.34.1-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 3131314
MD5sum: 050ff983968dda80edb1b72156c3f961
SHA1: 4aa143af8eb6ab44bd652692c213a16d646b0437
SHA256: 0a0bd5c85eafb688025d68e69f49919591b22abf8b7d608d7e64307714d361ca
SHA512: 38f3d4bb869905a75c470eb8220b210cf3f0aedbe0d66111d26fc6995a1cb0b879dffbd1c6579e9f6c9c5dbd2e1ccd6bd3de7a9c0577da86f525c6077d3cb117
Homepage: https://git-scm.com/
Description: fast, scalable, distributed revision control system
Description-md5: c1f968556452a190fe359bffd151c012
Task: cloud-image, ubuntu-wsl, server, ubuntu-server-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop