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

Last updated: January 24,2025

1. Install "foremost" package

Learn how to install foremost on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall foremost on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


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

Package: foremost
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.5.7-9
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Raúl Benencia
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 97
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Filename: pool/universe/f/foremost/foremost_1.5.7-9_amd64.deb
Size: 38764
MD5sum: 5b012a48e537da2ec163b791ba4513a6
SHA1: 6f16c6b49c2ab437e2fb49c2ab5404674df0499a
SHA256: 0161accb11f82fe1d0ca56b759a07f6cb30792ae064b9697f42b1a082202418e
Homepage: https://sourceforge.net/projects/foremost/
Description: forensic program to recover lost files
Description-md5: a4c203200ff8fc06c24eec52adcd041b