How to Install and Uninstall util-linux Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: April 27,2024

1. Install "util-linux" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install util-linux on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                util-linux
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "util-linux" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall util-linux on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


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

Package: util-linux
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.39.3-6ubuntu2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Essential: yes
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: util-linux packagers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3437
Provides: hardlink
Pre-Depends: libblkid1 (>= 2.37.2), libc6 (>= 2.38), libcap-ng0 (>= 0.7.9), libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.1.0), libmount1 (>= 2.39.1), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~), libsmartcols1 (>= 2.38), libsystemd0, libtinfo6 (>= 6), libudev1 (>= 183), libuuid1 (>= 2.16), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Recommends: sensible-utils
Suggests: dosfstools, kbd, util-linux-extra, util-linux-locales
Conflicts: hardlink
Replaces: hardlink
Filename: pool/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.39.3-6ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 1127272
MD5sum: cdc5b8f2ec803272a14da629ecfed624
SHA1: e91d027211899cd49060ef5310158a74b1bf9cef
SHA256: e4e14b3c45e19f3a3175840096f5cdda6983344a9f73d6753434ab99b508262f
SHA512: eeb560184577d134e7f6fce2c432a69a12f71770c0b9e5054506b3ae3bfbdc29217288f412bf8ec6a2b6f5940a9116ba26472c2c390c6188cc7ac794bc4cca0a
Homepage: https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/
Description: miscellaneous system utilities
Description-md5: 33d0291a69ffd307cfba295915df602a
Task: cloud-minimal, minimal