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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "cruft" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install cruft on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall cruft on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


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

Package: cruft
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.9.34
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Alexandre Detiste
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 116
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), file, cruft-common (>= 0.9.24~)
Suggests: mailx, cruft-ng
Filename: pool/universe/c/cruft/cruft_0.9.34_amd64.deb
Size: 24156
MD5sum: f241f62ccc3fc54fc29b286add9c8660
SHA1: 1005f63f46e43e88d6f08c5593833d8c43771e45
SHA256: 4589309b5a9b9697a9e66359826bed17cb97f2971713c6edf7f0f016279ddcb6
Homepage: https://alioth.debian.org/projects/cruft/
Description: program that finds any cruft built up on your system
Description-md5: b82572c40bbf709315ad577d4eb16ed2