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

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "screen" package

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


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

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


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

Package: screen
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.6.2-1ubuntu1.1
Priority: optional
Section: misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Axel Beckert
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 986
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libtinfo5 (>= 6), libutempter0 (>= 1.1.5)
Suggests: byobu | screenie | iselect (>= 1.4.0-1), ncurses-term
Filename: pool/main/s/screen/screen_4.6.2-1ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb
Size: 576936
MD5sum: 50dee90f9030573fc7d500567e48de5c
SHA1: 1a9370190625c48481b4fc16bf25dc1e036dfc1c
SHA256: 9589a9b9d05835021c96656937a7352334a06aedab1b5e23e30c0a62067f2f3b
SHA512: c474f502232ffe85007dfb3bb13cd0ee983171a9102bf7edeba5ce1ec65a9a325d421cb0aab2477b38461f0480997ad29f08cbef87671d43e46a1abc20f2eb89
Homepage: https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/screen
Description: terminal multiplexer with VT100/ANSI terminal emulation
Description-md5: 2d86b86ed6058a04c540802e49312f40
Task: cloud-image, server
Supported: 5y

Package: screen
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.6.2-1
Priority: optional
Section: misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Axel Beckert
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 986
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libtinfo5 (>= 6), libutempter0 (>= 1.1.5)
Suggests: byobu | screenie | iselect (>= 1.4.0-1), ncurses-term
Filename: pool/main/s/screen/screen_4.6.2-1_amd64.deb
Size: 575360
MD5sum: efca6f536e5a8159e921ccc9aad56b4d
SHA1: 613914d03c8e82b369a804e136d037f6edcd5714
SHA256: f86d0970589fc7b4b0861ac81ddf07e88ccf54e855807226d9a805c4334122e3
Homepage: https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/screen
Description: terminal multiplexer with VT100/ANSI terminal emulation
Description-md5: 2d86b86ed6058a04c540802e49312f40
Task: cloud-image, server
Supported: 5y