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

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "cpio" package

Learn how to install cpio on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall cpio on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


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

Package: cpio
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.12+dfsg-6ubuntu0.18.04.4
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: important
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Anibal Monsalve Salazar
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 348
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17)
Suggests: libarchive1
Conflicts: cpio-mt, mt-st (<< 0.6)
Replaces: cpio-mt
Filename: pool/main/c/cpio/cpio_2.12+dfsg-6ubuntu0.18.04.4_amd64.deb
Size: 86404
MD5sum: 1d8dfcfcaabf68e4e8d72f4c480eb20a
SHA1: 34bc3943bccaab5814e4da4c50508b42257c7d31
SHA256: 0a720bdd184d6073331c1a206475ac2ec1146b07097fecc2159d66c5e0e4cf3a
SHA512: 0460e723fea09b54ff64c5c0ccbf5bfe13a17de4b9818bcc27826bcea4a597ab901b96bb3beff7f78e3cd18c583a2679a00e9f359275b6efe9b8dd51a43dcaad
Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/cpio/
Description: GNU cpio -- a program to manage archives of files
Description-md5: 5f492bf139a41f29fd2d6fcadf43606e
Task: minimal
Supported: 5y

Package: cpio
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.12+dfsg-6
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: important
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Anibal Monsalve Salazar
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 348
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17)
Suggests: libarchive1
Conflicts: cpio-mt, mt-st (<< 0.6)
Replaces: cpio-mt
Filename: pool/main/c/cpio/cpio_2.12+dfsg-6_amd64.deb
Size: 85924
MD5sum: 39cd4af53cf63f07ca77f541be50870b
SHA1: a1d6c13b75ed4642d765b763ef4c33eee9f9d860
SHA256: 0d84d8c1669beb7c0c34626ebfbbb6b6aa8b88b68af0d2749b4d54d554e14d62
Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/cpio/
Description: GNU cpio -- a program to manage archives of files
Description-md5: 5f492bf139a41f29fd2d6fcadf43606e
Task: minimal
Supported: 5y