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

Last updated: May 03,2024

1. Install "curl" package

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


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall curl on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


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

Package: curl
Architecture: amd64
Version: 7.68.0-1ubuntu2.21
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: web
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Alessandro Ghedini
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 403
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17), libcurl4 (= 7.68.0-1ubuntu2.21), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Filename: pool/main/c/curl/curl_7.68.0-1ubuntu2.21_amd64.deb
Size: 161324
MD5sum: 1b9084c4a90b4b5c92f1aa68212f219b
SHA1: fcee1ac86dc73919a3e46ba1c13997cb88dd3943
SHA256: 92d21e6e649691be938e37bfa0ee6fd17d1f84b43942a8f045347f448ca0be2c
SHA512: 05e31e53ab47b35d6f20c2531add7afe31c43648210abaef48aabba7990c98802041923d1f5814ea44a767330bff114590eab8229f3e4d3035873777a098afd1
Homepage: http://curl.haxx.se
Description: command line tool for transferring data with URL syntax
Description-md5: f83293d10df083ae6f7bb7d01642913c
Task: server, cloud-image, ubuntu-budgie-desktop

Package: curl
Architecture: amd64
Version: 7.68.0-1ubuntu2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: web
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Alessandro Ghedini
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 401
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17), libcurl4 (= 7.68.0-1ubuntu2), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Filename: pool/main/c/curl/curl_7.68.0-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 161312
MD5sum: 85c04a0e2aac4f444ecea5363911c5fe
SHA1: 8054ecb8fd99d41c99d6ae9feda7040164d234c7
SHA256: a9704394e102063a2452c6d675285b915dad9f62d1d8b19233b6aa1faf6db44c
Homepage: http://curl.haxx.se
Description: command line tool for transferring data with URL syntax
Description-md5: f83293d10df083ae6f7bb7d01642913c
Task: server, cloud-image, ubuntu-budgie-desktop