How to Install and Uninstall mt-st Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "mt-st" package

This is a short guide on how to install mt-st on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                mt-st
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "mt-st" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall mt-st on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


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

Package: mt-st
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.3-2
Priority: extra
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Iustin Pop
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 114
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7)
Filename: pool/universe/m/mt-st/mt-st_1.3-2_amd64.deb
Size: 31832
MD5sum: 206a49ef5280f24c8e256370d562b4fd
SHA1: 5d8411d2bc218b54e17dd07b7b5fda7b9b2bc95f
SHA256: 46e0b9c1af77060cb8b170ff9f47527166a5e5c3e53dd55dec35655670316067
Homepage: https://github.com/iustin/mt-st
Description: Linux SCSI tape driver aware magnetic tape control (aka mt)
Description-md5: 3fabef24fd784c60d7021beae15e2308