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

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "init" package

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


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

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


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

Package: init
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.56+nmu1~ubuntu18.04.1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: important
Section: metapackages
Source: init-system-helpers
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian systemd Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 21
Pre-Depends: systemd-sysv
Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.25)
Filename: pool/main/i/init-system-helpers/init_1.56+nmu1~ubuntu18.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 6040
MD5sum: 211a1400b82a580deedeb8cd069808eb
SHA1: 00d00435bdc98a5e81e04074fd105b21730eb5e9
SHA256: 1dc4727f12ebd437b836e9996f34f55c8033d372bed624f25886a601741f1ed6
SHA512: da036b5a08a88b24a18d68e7f5d5a24db5dee25a888d181457fac280d6aaa81c9a00787cd5dde88bd7953e455a76c0a18450788b9ca717589da2e7769b06a9d6
Description: metapackage ensuring an init system is installed
Description-md5: 12a082503782e774ffe62fa80de49eb6
Task: minimal, ubuntu-core
Important: yes
Supported: 5y

Package: init
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.51
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: important
Section: metapackages
Source: init-system-helpers
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian systemd Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 19
Pre-Depends: systemd-sysv
Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.25)
Filename: pool/main/i/init-system-helpers/init_1.51_amd64.deb
Size: 5864
MD5sum: f2e4d3d6bd05deb8125123858675c9ce
SHA1: befbc639ca938f6d9cd28ebf22766e3f6e4ce9a9
SHA256: dfed676bd0592994647f8478c92f66b8649930546794fe9c63e5e090a4f115b9
Description: metapackage ensuring an init system is installed
Description-md5: 12a082503782e774ffe62fa80de49eb6
Task: minimal, ubuntu-core
Important: yes
Supported: 5y