How to Install and Uninstall apt-src Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "apt-src" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install apt-src on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall apt-src on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                apt-src
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the apt-src package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: apt-src
Architecture: all
Version: 0.25.2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 76
Depends: libapt-pkg-perl (>= 0.1.6), dpkg-dev, apt, perl
Recommends: sudo, fakeroot, build-essential
Filename: pool/universe/a/apt-src/apt-src_0.25.2_all.deb
Size: 31116
MD5sum: 7decf858c1782385cbb1dc1aea3286e8
SHA1: a243938dcb36152c704e2d90e33c755fabe27b3c
SHA256: 57e6f3589430941b89175b3cf2ecb2c0d44af0e8b43a9184320a374bd5d57f87
Description: manage Debian source packages
Description-md5: c1c2aad38a3b3f83fa8835588c7f14b5