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

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "screen" package

This tutorial shows how to install screen on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall screen 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 screen package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: screen
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.9.1-1
Priority: optional
Section: misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Axel Beckert
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 996
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.38), libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.1.0), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libtinfo6 (>= 6), libutempter0 (>= 1.1.5), debianutils (>= 5.3-1~)
Suggests: byobu | screenie | iselect (>= 1.4.0-1), ncurses-term
Filename: pool/main/s/screen/screen_4.9.1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 654044
MD5sum: 301e996322b657ccfc9b8d3f6e44146a
SHA1: 0fb0fff1265bc104fa23ab1de47130be3c47aa09
SHA256: 681f39af598e25064e18d24c2496c69583859ea5b42ca7ac8195090d8d0adfbc
SHA512: 01cccf86c2a094f8686313a26d542129999c103b6bac0170009b6a1cca0c68a863db6dd804b7f3ca677e36dc057deb9276098890359f24ab5855ec71254f7543
Homepage: https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/screen
Description: terminal multiplexer with VT100/ANSI terminal emulation
Description-md5: 2d86b86ed6058a04c540802e49312f40
Task: cloud-image, cloud-image, server, ubuntu-server-raspi