How to Install and Uninstall apt Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: November 07,2024

1. Install "apt" package

This guide let you learn how to install apt on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


    
        
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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 guidelines below to uninstall apt on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                apt
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the apt package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: apt
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.7.12
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: 4104
Provides: apt-transport-https (= 2.7.12)
Depends: base-passwd (>= 3.6.1) | adduser, gpgv, libapt-pkg6.0 (>= 2.7.12), ubuntu-keyring, libc6 (>= 2.38), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.3.1), libgnutls30 (>= 3.8.1), libseccomp2 (>= 2.4.2), libstdc++6 (>= 13.1), libsystemd0
Recommends: ca-certificates
Suggests: apt-doc, aptitude | synaptic | wajig, dpkg-dev (>= 1.17.2), gnupg | gnupg2 | gnupg1, powermgmt-base
Conflicts: apt-verify
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_2.7.12_amd64.deb
Size: 1376502
MD5sum: bac3337245ff3b712db7db454ad48cf2
SHA1: 6c30760eea2e60f7553a923c784b832e08ad6eb1
SHA256: ffde38ea5a2d42045732a83633737741259cc517a8c52e3c2776b0b4ea75843d
SHA512: 85489461b03b382ad0021bb433dffc44d801b004ce49138b526ad24955fa522d13dfcc863df21a664b7f89042034dad06346e61e912f9b3d6b2ecc0143bfbce3
Description: commandline package manager
Description-md5: 9fb97a88cb7383934ef963352b53b4a7
Task: cloud-minimal, minimal, server-minimal