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

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "mgetty" package

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


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall mgetty on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


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

Package: mgetty
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.1.36-3.1
Priority: extra
Section: universe/comm
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Andreas Barth
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 307
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), logrotate (>= 3.5.4-1), dpkg (>= 1.15.4) | install-info
Suggests: mgetty-fax
Conflicts: mgetty-docs (<= 1.1.30-6)
Replaces: mgetty-docs
Filename: pool/universe/m/mgetty/mgetty_1.1.36-3.1_amd64.deb
Size: 138926
MD5sum: cb4f37d62b3d6d93a68bd90791f4c688
SHA1: 1975e23ba311133f019a66242dee74362f3850b3
SHA256: 083796d5759fdf07ba1da89e610965c4c9d0dcc45992e6efe6b628d64800b24e
Homepage: http://mgetty.greenie.net/
Description: Smart Modem getty replacement
Description-md5: c471e309a8d6f0abb1365c20109ee425