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

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "mediawiki" package

This guide let you learn how to install mediawiki 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 "mediawiki" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall mediawiki on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


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

Package: mediawiki
Architecture: all
Version: 1:1.31.7-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/web
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Kunal Mehta
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 128130
Provides: mediawiki-extensions-confirmedit, mediawiki-extensions-geshi
Depends: apache2 | httpd, php, php-mysql | php-pgsql | php-sqlite3 | php-mysqlnd, php-common, php-mbstring, php-xml, mime-support, mediawiki-classes (= 1:1.31.7-1)
Recommends: default-mysql-server | virtual-mysql-server | postgresql-contrib, php-cli, php-apcu, php-intl, php-curl, php-wikidiff2, python3
Suggests: imagemagick | php-gd, memcached, clamav
Breaks: fusionforge-plugin-mediawiki (<< 5.2~rc1+1~), mediawiki-extensions (<< 2.8~), mediawiki-extensions-base, mediawiki-extensions-collection (<< 2.8~), mediawiki-extensions-confirmedit, mediawiki-extensions-fckeditor, mediawiki-extensions-geshi, mediawiki-extensions-graphviz (<< 2.8~), mediawiki-extensions-ldapauth (<< 2.8~), mediawiki-extensions-openid (<< 2.8~)
Replaces: mediawiki-extensions-base, mediawiki-extensions-confirmedit, mediawiki-extensions-geshi
Filename: pool/universe/m/mediawiki/mediawiki_1.31.7-1_all.deb
Size: 22809920
MD5sum: aada88eb3d01bd9fbcaceb8314decb23
SHA1: ea929c865eff6c03eec4305eb903e1d2a7093827
SHA256: 55e50824bf28e8e73a8ca868f0eea6db2cf90535e79ceafa09c006fc608913f2
Homepage: https://www.mediawiki.org/
Description: website engine for collaborative work
Description-md5: ddcc60dd7124e88ede95f0010ec0906b