How to Install and Uninstall bzip2 Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "bzip2" package

This is a short guide on how to install bzip2 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                bzip2
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "bzip2" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall bzip2 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                bzip2
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the bzip2 package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: bzip2
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.0.8-2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: important
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Anibal Monsalve Salazar
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 195
Depends: libbz2-1.0 (= 1.0.8-2), libc6 (>= 2.14)
Suggests: bzip2-doc
Replaces: libbz2 (<< 0.9.5d-3)
Filename: pool/main/b/bzip2/bzip2_1.0.8-2_amd64.deb
Size: 34064
MD5sum: 63ab63d6739fddaa232e534e996d98ed
SHA1: 16dde6d0b0c0d96b2cfe40017058350af4cd459e
SHA256: 9201778f5a3bd4ff685d41cd677660129e57c544b7526f20ff8c48318c63dbe8
Homepage: https://sourceware.org/bzip2/
Description: high-quality block-sorting file compressor - utilities
Description-md5: 1e71313ce794d3de1e3bc63ac58885b5
Task: minimal
Build-Essential: yes