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

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "minicom" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install minicom on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall minicom on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


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

Package: minicom
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.7.1-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/comm
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Martin A. Godisch
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 918
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libtinfo5 (>= 6)
Recommends: lrzsz
Filename: pool/universe/m/minicom/minicom_2.7.1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 238632
MD5sum: 97c58c3055e8000428f6b72a4c674037
SHA1: c39f6276313e5e6fee20bd438506960387eb2067
SHA256: 71beece051ae28728b2892e59a24e63d9cf00c9e20661489fb8a51ac4bdad7b0
Homepage: https://alioth.debian.org/projects/minicom/
Description: Friendly menu driven serial communication program
Description-md5: 3ce1c5251a28c8f9b5a9d1d702f7501e