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

Last updated: March 05,2025

1. Install "sudo" package

This is a short guide on how to install sudo on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

Learn how to uninstall sudo on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


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

Package: sudo
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.8.21p2-3ubuntu1.4
Priority: important
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Bdale Garbee
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1724
Depends: libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libc6 (>= 2.27), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libselinux1 (>= 1.32), libpam-modules, lsb-base
Conflicts: sudo-ldap
Replaces: sudo-ldap
Filename: pool/main/s/sudo/sudo_1.8.21p2-3ubuntu1.4_amd64.deb
Size: 428324
MD5sum: 61adca8e03b6cfa6ae7bcae3490f3e58
SHA1: 041296e402eccdbf3839f029c7f2ac5ce4a35f96
SHA256: e01a3afecf0d928e0b305ef727301111735a160944554ae0f6443e14c8d798e9
SHA512: a9bb5a1c7854f72869d2323961db4c434249b16eb7bdc63140f612c0bee836acf0a2f2f30c8bb74c878ca27ae534aab2992174e70f269278b1874d465c8db087
Homepage: http://www.sudo.ws/
Description: Provide limited super user privileges to specific users
Description-md5: acd82d558698567df941afe9b1ac35df
Task: minimal
Supported: 5y

Package: sudo
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.8.21p2-3ubuntu1
Priority: important
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Bdale Garbee
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1724
Depends: libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libc6 (>= 2.26), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libselinux1 (>= 1.32), libpam-modules, lsb-base
Conflicts: sudo-ldap
Replaces: sudo-ldap
Filename: pool/main/s/sudo/sudo_1.8.21p2-3ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 428332
MD5sum: 4f4f3e1f9b2eeb2110bec10aec0a2868
SHA1: b41c6f14fbe13c22762ca9f5c0122f702ffdf70e
SHA256: e8700e60a608e9ffe5ccf0ef43273d9e2b19934953c4f225994d461267684253
Homepage: http://www.sudo.ws/
Description: Provide limited super user privileges to specific users
Description-md5: acd82d558698567df941afe9b1ac35df
Task: minimal
Supported: 5y