How to Install and Uninstall util-linux Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: April 20,2024

1. Install "util-linux" package

Please follow the instructions below to install util-linux on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                util-linux
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "util-linux" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall util-linux on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


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

Package: util-linux
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.7
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Essential: yes
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: LaMont Jones
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3374
Pre-Depends: libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libblkid1 (>= 2.31.1), libc6 (>= 2.25), libmount1 (>= 2.25), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libselinux1 (>= 2.6-3~), libsmartcols1 (>= 2.30.2), libsystemd0, libtinfo5 (>= 6), libudev1 (>= 183), libuuid1 (>= 2.16), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Depends: fdisk
Suggests: dosfstools, kbd | console-tools, util-linux-locales
Breaks: bash-completion (<< 1:2.1-4.1~), grml-debootstrap (<< 0.68), mount (<< 2.29.2-3~), s390-tools (<< 1.37.0-0ubuntu7~), sysvinit-utils (<< 2.88dsf-59.4~)
Replaces: bash-completion (<< 1:2.1-4.1~), initscripts (<< 2.88dsf-59.2~), mount (<< 2.29.2-3~), s390-tools (<< 1.37.0-0ubuntu7~), sysvinit-utils (<< 2.88dsf-59.1~)
Filename: pool/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.7_amd64.deb
Size: 904476
MD5sum: 6381520473a1e146ecd3a6c520cf7686
SHA1: f76dea3478dc0a5d479a58da4c89e963b389ee73
SHA256: 4480cf8e9202013611aa00b79834a9b6808617c66f521d894bd17905218c6544
SHA512: 0d7b0ec37c3641e2bee564037008a81bc38421fb9ed0647796b4ea9147681fc5b5265782d02e3d7ec5beef30ea8326f7b19ae9e71e2b90a6f1054e5f917c0034
Description: miscellaneous system utilities
Description-md5: 33d0291a69ffd307cfba295915df602a
Task: minimal
Supported: 5y

Package: util-linux
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Essential: yes
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: LaMont Jones
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3373
Pre-Depends: libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libblkid1 (>= 2.31.1), libc6 (>= 2.25), libmount1 (>= 2.25), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libselinux1 (>= 2.6-3~), libsmartcols1 (>= 2.30.2), libsystemd0, libtinfo5 (>= 6), libudev1 (>= 183), libuuid1 (>= 2.16), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Depends: fdisk
Suggests: dosfstools, kbd | console-tools, util-linux-locales
Breaks: bash-completion (<< 1:2.1-4.1~), grml-debootstrap (<< 0.68), mount (<< 2.29.2-3~), s390-tools (<< 1.37.0-0ubuntu7~), sysvinit-utils (<< 2.88dsf-59.4~)
Replaces: bash-completion (<< 1:2.1-4.1~), initscripts (<< 2.88dsf-59.2~), mount (<< 2.29.2-3~), s390-tools (<< 1.37.0-0ubuntu7~), sysvinit-utils (<< 2.88dsf-59.1~)
Filename: pool/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 902004
MD5sum: baf6a80bf608ac6d27bb036f0889851f
SHA1: aed9628216efb9c19e160a2e749068a17aa12b55
SHA256: 22aabb3968928c1f9ecbb8c0f03546f563790c35b5c5193c4a8661675ee1f11f
Description: miscellaneous system utilities
Description-md5: 33d0291a69ffd307cfba295915df602a
Task: minimal
Supported: 5y