How to Install and Uninstall apt Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "apt" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install apt on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall apt on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 apt package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: apt
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.6.14
Priority: important
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: APT Development Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3883
Provides: apt-transport-https (= 1.6.14)
Depends: adduser, gpgv | gpgv2 | gpgv1, ubuntu-keyring, libapt-pkg5.0 (>= 1.6.14), libc6 (>= 2.15), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libgnutls30 (>= 3.5.6), libseccomp2 (>= 1.0.1), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2)
Recommends: ca-certificates
Suggests: apt-doc, aptitude | synaptic | wajig, dpkg-dev (>= 1.17.2), gnupg | gnupg2 | gnupg1, powermgmt-base
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_1.6.14_amd64.deb
Size: 1206764
MD5sum: 1d4697f7e74649c2849434b85527c4fd
SHA1: 3a6ec0bbe49b4ea3efcb3596fe2ab9516b387522
SHA256: 6940fccdbced899010a981e7f1769641bddd1a9517594d7a913c97966d5ab39a
SHA512: 948606fa5918524bda35c2394b2418c8b46832376f515113c51846e6d194d74388d481c22ebe51a71639960cdc7a4407237bac2054ac3310f687f450b2be5574
Description: commandline package manager
Description-md5: 9fb97a88cb7383934ef963352b53b4a7
Task: minimal
Build-Essential: yes
Supported: 5y

Package: apt
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.6.12ubuntu0.2
Priority: important
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: APT Development Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3867
Provides: apt-transport-https (= 1.6.12ubuntu0.2)
Depends: adduser, gpgv | gpgv2 | gpgv1, ubuntu-keyring, libapt-pkg5.0 (>= 1.6.12ubuntu0.2), libc6 (>= 2.15), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libgnutls30 (>= 3.5.6), libseccomp2 (>= 1.0.1), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2)
Recommends: ca-certificates
Suggests: apt-doc, aptitude | synaptic | wajig, dpkg-dev (>= 1.17.2), gnupg | gnupg2 | gnupg1, powermgmt-base
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_1.6.12ubuntu0.2_amd64.deb
Size: 1201404
MD5sum: d5b8e12bf169aa2817a86bd9aeafc3be
SHA1: 90731eb3dd8bf27bc6ec424230f6060e60a26bce
SHA256: 076bc23e8c2ec6b2531c882121b0199067af35bcc0b9ec1a5ba5559189ecc492
SHA512: 6b0ffcff9945a5532df03e41d06a50eb4043fa6a4202b165cdcc66fe73d770f61c0c40d4d171439d032bb6425cfa34cdd1248feb637031d7decb5bdf17185f2e
Description: commandline package manager
Description-md5: 9fb97a88cb7383934ef963352b53b4a7
Task: minimal
Build-Essential: yes
Supported: 5y

Package: apt
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.6.1
Priority: important
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: APT Development Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3805
Provides: apt-transport-https (= 1.6.1)
Depends: adduser, gpgv | gpgv2 | gpgv1, ubuntu-keyring, libapt-pkg5.0 (>= 1.6.1), libc6 (>= 2.15), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libgnutls30 (>= 3.5.6), libseccomp2 (>= 1.0.1), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2)
Recommends: ca-certificates
Suggests: apt-doc, aptitude | synaptic | wajig, dpkg-dev (>= 1.17.2), gnupg | gnupg2 | gnupg1, powermgmt-base
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_1.6.1_amd64.deb
Size: 1166400
MD5sum: 8703b482ccad77b727e47f23247162a6
SHA1: a363ab9d70d0d6cfe3d71e5c85cea6b361cc40d3
SHA256: 2ff201fadafd345f30c11824fa039d3ab9dfe34411d9ef45a7872a84498de9ff
Description: commandline package manager
Description-md5: 9fb97a88cb7383934ef963352b53b4a7
Task: minimal
Build-Essential: yes
Supported: 5y