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

Last updated: May 05,2024

1. Install "file" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install file on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall file on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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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 file package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: file
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:5.45-2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: standard
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Christoph Biedl
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 59
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.38), libmagic1 (= 1:5.45-2)
Breaks: debhelper (<< 12.2~)
Filename: pool/main/f/file/file_5.45-2_amd64.deb
Size: 21948
MD5sum: c3e63ddc8b15714a70db8d640e028e9f
SHA1: 958ca9b3f5657bcd3f6c43e3a41f17aeac0c504f
SHA256: 3df6c390c60e8655f4ba45676fa6e49d90bf58877e4c02ec81f74d9358f6a7cd
SHA512: c4ca32902730f06294b7a853623952758ba7eec6f4294a913ac99fcb803a75df16e7692826c9e3cd610e821082ddc8a512c9d089f86f3c384695407139461cff
Homepage: https://www.darwinsys.com/file/
Description: Recognize the type of data in a file using "magic" numbers
Description-md5: 5d23749cc510bff3ff8aca8793a9803e
Task: standard, ubuntu-wsl