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

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "checkinstall" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install checkinstall on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall checkinstall on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


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

Package: checkinstall
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.6.2-4ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Andreas Noteng
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 428
Depends: dpkg-dev, file, libc6 (>= 2.14)
Recommends: make
Suggests: gettext
Filename: pool/universe/c/checkinstall/checkinstall_1.6.2-4ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 97110
MD5sum: bcb30b4978b9e52731c07218b15d572b
SHA1: da2b5e73f111216d0b25109f35ac4fc9f22c4d67
SHA256: affafb54bad0daf1e43f1b906ee08b4de0d2c5d9427b7182369a19f2019e5641
Homepage: http://checkinstall.izto.org
Description: installation tracker
Description-md5: 65a8e9c4837c96312620e0e3daa0cd3f