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

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "faketime" package

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


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

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


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

Package: faketime
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.9.7-3ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Daniel Kahn Gillmor
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 36
Depends: libfaketime (= 0.9.7-3ubuntu1), libc6 (>= 2.4)
Filename: pool/universe/f/faketime/faketime_0.9.7-3ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 9940
MD5sum: 49bb55455f01c6fa4b7554bbdd1672e9
SHA1: 823cbf83443711bc9c6550db9fcacd899e3fece0
SHA256: df054efc095f233ff9ad371ed7ad1296c585496b5597d2955ac8f424cc56a8a0
Homepage: https://github.com/wolfcw/libfaketime
Description: Report faked system time to programs (command-line tool)
Description-md5: 583f56c26c345706c1147c5561a549d0