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

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "fakeroot" package

Please follow the steps below to install fakeroot on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

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


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

Package: fakeroot
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.22-2ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Clint Adams
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 215
Depends: libfakeroot (>= 1.22-2ubuntu1), libc6 (>= 2.15)
Filename: pool/main/f/fakeroot/fakeroot_1.22-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 62348
MD5sum: 846055f9488b063bab9194976b6767fd
SHA1: 78bd55a38243cf1b0f5550149a76032428f603cb
SHA256: cccf6935009674e9aa1d0fc8f1516c7d69967a32c4f8ef368a91d39d0d68e57b
Description: tool for simulating superuser privileges
Description-md5: db2730aa4872dbe27ff20c4aad3c5429
Supported: 5y