How to Install and Uninstall binfmt-support Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "binfmt-support" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                binfmt-support
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "binfmt-support" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall binfmt-support on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


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

Package: binfmt-support
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.1.8-2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Colin Watson
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 201
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libpipeline1 (>= 1.0.0), lsb-base (>= 4.1+Debian3)
Filename: pool/main/b/binfmt-support/binfmt-support_2.1.8-2_amd64.deb
Size: 51616
MD5sum: 10247ef47bf2149668e2e42319905a61
SHA1: 06d91031cf1527f67ad57048c41bb66596f5f6a5
SHA256: 18b01cee3ac25ec4559a7239ab206bf5d2f58ced8fb3752afac55902b97f73af
Homepage: http://binfmt-support.nongnu.org/
Description: Support for extra binary formats
Description-md5: 29e82a31bb4248987c1cee43d589e134
Supported: 5y