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

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "hostname" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install hostname on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


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

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


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

Package: hostname
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.23ubuntu2
Priority: required
Essential: yes
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Michael Meskes
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 51
Pre-Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34)
Breaks: nis (<< 3.17-30)
Replaces: nis (<< 3.17-30)
Filename: pool/main/h/hostname/hostname_3.23ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 11414
MD5sum: 4f152498dcecf469076e75a2996f5f9a
SHA1: d8170d30f0983e1f61b6ed457cad20b17b1d74ed
SHA256: cec0448fef88a43a3c232fd9df555ca4c468cf5e16ddf3a1b0a5f7b7f076e413
SHA512: 5ef6f3aefbcc540ba90fd164f99539ccb0043e302a525a1ef979a63752569f6031aee60c0527e63545b6c9e88d15cd4a38c784a3e4b22a33905cbf1a5e6375e0
Description: utility to set/show the host name or domain name
Description-md5: a5a22acc3c69a7f40f07f1a8dfc93af1
Task: minimal