How to Install and Uninstall base-files Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "base-files" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install base-files on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                base-files
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "base-files" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall base-files on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


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

Package: base-files
Architecture: amd64
Version: 11ubuntu5.8
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Essential: yes
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Santiago Vila
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 392
Provides: base
Pre-Depends: awk
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4), libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.4.10-10ubuntu3)
Breaks: debian-security-support (<< 2019.04.25), initscripts (<< 2.88dsf-13.3), sendfile (<< 2.1b.20080616-5.2~), ubuntu-server (<< 1.450.2)
Replaces: base, dpkg (<= 1.15.0), miscutils
Filename: pool/main/b/base-files/base-files_11ubuntu5.8_amd64.deb
Size: 60332
MD5sum: 035c678ccbd2fc8831a1b251e30766a5
SHA1: f54bf62e82eb03ba03d2ed363f06912aa59302ff
SHA256: f92bb87ad4347c4b9c33c3e4f013a483ac637d65e56d330f429b0be7c1739a74
SHA512: 10735823d4b52646413219891f7863916ef6ae3f9832dd17f8bf629d9f0203d3d8b8ec840b512f148477c933508bfedf93095fd36237c11079e74da3384ff0ca
Description: Debian base system miscellaneous files
Description-md5: 6d16337f57b84c4747f56438355b2395
Task: minimal

Package: base-files
Architecture: amd64
Version: 11ubuntu5
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Essential: yes
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Santiago Vila
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 390
Provides: base
Pre-Depends: awk
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4), libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.4.10-10ubuntu3)
Breaks: debian-security-support (<< 2019.04.25), initscripts (<< 2.88dsf-13.3), sendfile (<< 2.1b.20080616-5.2~)
Replaces: base, dpkg (<= 1.15.0), miscutils
Filename: pool/main/b/base-files/base-files_11ubuntu5_amd64.deb
Size: 60132
MD5sum: 562ba4b356c49039b6c1f599d92131e6
SHA1: 484c803178628c1c69c488f46e09c23a8e274f0e
SHA256: f3d42324001218db6d1d1489d59b83e2e73f5ae45823230145b9a559254e0034
Description: Debian base system miscellaneous files
Description-md5: 6d16337f57b84c4747f56438355b2395
Task: minimal