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

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "file" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install file 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 "file" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall file 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 file package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: file
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:5.38-4
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: important
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Christoph Biedl
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 86
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libmagic1 (= 1:5.38-4)
Breaks: debhelper (<< 12.2~)
Filename: pool/main/f/file/file_5.38-4_amd64.deb
Size: 23332
MD5sum: 641f17cb4fd7477f6ff618e34de5377b
SHA1: 78c0a98189385f3de33a2bb3de2597614c3668f4
SHA256: 01e192c5bf0dd2a2f9ef8065c3c32a79caf61887d5c2a329723f2d8bbbc8b5a8
Homepage: https://www.darwinsys.com/file/
Description: Recognize the type of data in a file using "magic" numbers
Description-md5: 5d23749cc510bff3ff8aca8793a9803e
Task: minimal