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

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "expect" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install expect on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall expect 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 expect package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: expect
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.45.4-2build1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/interpreters
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Sergei Golovan
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 296
Provides: expect-dev
Depends: tcl8.6, libc6 (>= 2.4), libtcl8.6 (>= 8.6.0), tcl-expect
Suggests: tk8.6
Conflicts: expect-dev
Replaces: expect-dev
Filename: pool/universe/e/expect/expect_5.45.4-2build1_amd64.deb
Size: 137248
MD5sum: 3e9db572437b985e22d0a3c42b542384
SHA1: 225326e2d575450812712295eeb92d54b41db67d
SHA256: fcd20f5acb446b22ecf93425fb96b5eb005a99159dca8e67113df814ade96dbe
Homepage: https://core.tcl.tk/expect/
Description: Automates interactive applications
Description-md5: 168e2767f12c89e933bb55f9c42e3ebf