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

Last updated: April 27,2024

1. Install "rtkit" package

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


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

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


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

Package: rtkit
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.12-4
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 143
Depends: adduser, dbus, policykit-1, libc6 (>= 2.7), libcap2 (>= 1:2.10), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libsystemd0
Filename: pool/main/r/rtkit/rtkit_0.12-4_amd64.deb
Size: 34056
MD5sum: dfe81814a441285f165ca286068f790f
SHA1: b36211e5cc88aed3f6688e259c78b5d6ceab307d
SHA256: 74e32385c5481f90ff2bc4f5ca0eebf1c46a04c4e61d2af78e538a661d208064
Homepage: https://github.com/heftig/rtkit
Description: Realtime Policy and Watchdog Daemon
Description-md5: 49d87b72431bed9d646487053d48658d
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-video, ubuntustudio-audio, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop