How to Install and Uninstall base-files Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "base-files" package

This guide let you learn how to install base-files on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                base-files
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "base-files" package

Learn how to uninstall base-files on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                base-files
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the base-files package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: base-files
Architecture: amd64
Version: 10.1ubuntu2.11
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Essential: yes
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Santiago Vila
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 387
Provides: base
Pre-Depends: awk
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4)
Breaks: initscripts (<< 2.88dsf-13.3), sendfile (<< 2.1b.20080616-5.2~), ubuntu-server (<< 1.417.5)
Replaces: base, dpkg (<= 1.15.0), miscutils
Filename: pool/main/b/base-files/base-files_10.1ubuntu2.11_amd64.deb
Size: 60412
MD5sum: 1642415e7b06ff3f66ec686c2216c648
SHA1: 8c5e5b734864f07be81951050a75be59e884b02b
SHA256: b103b55f80cc703af636cb111d80b733c71ba4c39a138ebe8926356d88173142
SHA512: 409aa2ab43cf70ee2c3cc5e27247f4d9f38453ad71a99fae18eb994c5de31def43f537e4acf5521a382b631cd08c7459c99e68a76484e83b88d9d6280e5608b4
Description: Debian base system miscellaneous files
Description-md5: 6d16337f57b84c4747f56438355b2395
Task: minimal
Supported: 5y

Package: base-files
Architecture: amd64
Version: 10.1ubuntu2.2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Essential: yes
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Santiago Vila
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 375
Provides: base
Pre-Depends: awk
Breaks: initscripts (<< 2.88dsf-13.3), sendfile (<< 2.1b.20080616-5.2~)
Replaces: base, dpkg (<= 1.15.0), miscutils
Filename: pool/main/b/base-files/base-files_10.1ubuntu2.2_amd64.deb
Size: 58188
MD5sum: 39b3756f87184b4fdcdfb3256e82f14b
SHA1: 09b488136ef1e2561691e32bd473d9b9a4b870c5
SHA256: d370eb4c49fc3d687e9c878a6bfa12be4a6ecf3326c9e9b616c7e16c85a53b69
SHA512: 61966bffddc98f8df3575c25e5ed9e8ae4bcf2e4ac8958ec3f16d7a9ed68096cac19c0d0e4c6b6364ee3be466fedda5f7fe7bc318457972f8049725b7b2b8f14
Description: Debian base system miscellaneous files
Description-md5: 6d16337f57b84c4747f56438355b2395
Task: minimal
Supported: 5y

Package: base-files
Architecture: amd64
Version: 10.1ubuntu2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Essential: yes
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Santiago Vila
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 375
Provides: base
Pre-Depends: awk
Breaks: initscripts (<< 2.88dsf-13.3), sendfile (<< 2.1b.20080616-5.2~)
Replaces: base, dpkg (<= 1.15.0), miscutils
Filename: pool/main/b/base-files/base-files_10.1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 58168
MD5sum: 347758ec69be8eaa0042c2831bba251d
SHA1: dcdbcd1b70ab49998eff9e8eebbac93ebe593626
SHA256: 81d5fa6a8c31b739299552338ee1d1a7efe4b302702d157f3b67389bc1a948aa
Description: Debian base system miscellaneous files
Description-md5: 6d16337f57b84c4747f56438355b2395
Task: minimal
Supported: 5y