Complete Guide: Installing hardlink on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) 2025

1. Install "hardlink" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install hardlink on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall hardlink on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


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

Package: hardlink
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.3.0build1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Julian Andres Klode
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 39
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libpcre3
Filename: pool/universe/h/hardlink/hardlink_0.3.0build1_amd64.deb
Size: 13752
MD5sum: d969e299637df5f16606409674ba1bae
SHA1: ba612d4a891c46eedf5c3be85c934074ae713c20
SHA256: 16f83eace9800987138c054410f49450fc8d4ca7ade56b4c2d0cce9aec587855
Homepage: http://jak-linux.org/projects/hardlink/
Description: Hardlinks multiple copies of the same file
Description-md5: e159cf7199737f4d85461ceb3e0d31d3