How to Install and Uninstall ubuntu-minimal Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "ubuntu-minimal" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "ubuntu-minimal" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall ubuntu-minimal on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


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

Package: ubuntu-minimal
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.417.5
Priority: important
Section: metapackages
Source: ubuntu-meta
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 47
Depends: adduser, apt, apt-utils, bzip2, console-setup, debconf, debconf-i18n, eject, init, initramfs-tools, iproute2, iputils-ping, isc-dhcp-client, kbd, kmod, less, locales, lsb-release, mawk, mount, netbase, netcat-openbsd, nplan, passwd, procps, python3, sensible-utils, sudo, tzdata, ubuntu-advantage-tools, ubuntu-keyring, udev, vim-tiny, whiptail
Recommends: rsyslog
Filename: pool/main/u/ubuntu-meta/ubuntu-minimal_1.417.5_amd64.deb
Size: 2624
MD5sum: e561db73790779f381f402da9c2c67ef
SHA1: 4b18ebf3f4f9f16416f4393be6d744ca9c8e3435
SHA256: ce7c506479a6253d41c740fb8636219b6eabb3de59663d801346da878dae7302
SHA512: 6e671b98782ad62f666921ed97269f27513e9934c13cd79be6ca18567080a0ee3094b3cdae692176a83de50dc4070c7623f71f3f2167ab8357713f8a84da24ea
Description: Minimal core of Ubuntu
Description-md5: 790932f14543314e43c3705a3451df24
Task: minimal
Supported: 5y

Package: ubuntu-minimal
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.417
Priority: important
Section: metapackages
Source: ubuntu-meta
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 47
Depends: adduser, apt, apt-utils, bzip2, console-setup, debconf, debconf-i18n, eject, init, initramfs-tools, iproute2, iputils-ping, isc-dhcp-client, kbd, kmod, less, locales, lsb-release, mawk, mount, netbase, netcat-openbsd, nplan, passwd, procps, python3, sensible-utils, sudo, tzdata, ubuntu-advantage-tools, ubuntu-keyring, udev, vim-tiny, whiptail
Recommends: rsyslog
Filename: pool/main/u/ubuntu-meta/ubuntu-minimal_1.417_amd64.deb
Size: 2840
MD5sum: fbbbf1256185c3ce4772c1ba0431dbab
SHA1: 3c91da9d5049740d4820f666f0f17dfe2080cdd4
SHA256: 1f5c52252b4f41c2a6003df90e6fa22c5c79bfc1cf01a1684d5fd0007d04f79d
Description: Minimal core of Ubuntu
Description-md5: 790932f14543314e43c3705a3451df24
Task: minimal
Supported: 5y