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

Last updated: November 07,2024

1. Install "mingetty" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install mingetty on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

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


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

Package: mingetty
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.08-2build1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Paul Martin
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 34
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4)
Filename: pool/universe/m/mingetty/mingetty_1.08-2build1_amd64.deb
Size: 10176
MD5sum: 20436a3b9954bde926bbad12883655a6
SHA1: 061f080234819b8e6f16caf3d2ca4acdaf691514
SHA256: b341c1235e1d70343060ba6d44ba74166eb972ae7fe5497ebe7e9d7ba19c1d14
Description: Console-only getty
Description-md5: 0ab16e61804b3e3dd3d05fa683c9ef0b