How to Install and Uninstall autofs Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 03,2024

1. Install "autofs" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install autofs on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall autofs on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


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

Package: autofs
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.1.6-2ubuntu0.1
Priority: extra
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Mike Gabriel
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3374
Provides: autofs5
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.28), libtirpc3 (>= 1.0.2), libxml2 (>= 2.7.4), ucf
Recommends: nfs-common, kmod | module-init-tools, e2fsprogs
Breaks: autofs5 (<< 5.0.6-1~)
Replaces: autofs5 (<< 5.0.6-1~)
Filename: pool/main/a/autofs/autofs_5.1.6-2ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
Size: 515192
MD5sum: bb1baf3d954e7161ad24fe480afa0f15
SHA1: 3c70a2a0bb63cab999fc672b58e6b0e72831ae84
SHA256: 3222e8479010bd3a2695dbc428b5ac5a8f116186fb049570e9bbc2ecc634f604
SHA512: b1169aa80adab260791e9c72f0f40d2bb560ca70e29bd61d91da9de7b0b7191990e4691fbe14bdc671ea5645d4aca8d8685caabd3a0c115c6a5c91ac185dea9f
Homepage: https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/daemons/autofs/v5/
Description: kernel-based automounter for Linux
Description-md5: c2943d4026686519e74f5ea404af6a90

Package: autofs
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.1.6-2
Priority: extra
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Mike Gabriel
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3373
Provides: autofs5
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.28), libtirpc3 (>= 1.0.2), libxml2 (>= 2.7.4), ucf
Recommends: nfs-common, kmod | module-init-tools, e2fsprogs
Breaks: autofs5 (<< 5.0.6-1~)
Replaces: autofs5 (<< 5.0.6-1~)
Filename: pool/main/a/autofs/autofs_5.1.6-2_amd64.deb
Size: 515768
MD5sum: c7a2a68733e71f3d56e42768bc373e0e
SHA1: 79718de1029e65df3facbe9da66d90242977d389
SHA256: a3b6d239802b38746d4df2997bc409e019c75cf6ce6ba62b7cdc8191f70c91d0
Homepage: https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/daemons/autofs/v5/
Description: kernel-based automounter for Linux
Description-md5: c2943d4026686519e74f5ea404af6a90