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

Last updated: May 03,2024

1. Install "sed" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install sed on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall sed on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


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

Package: sed
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.7-1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Essential: yes
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Clint Adams
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 336
Pre-Depends: libacl1 (>= 2.2.51-8), libc6 (>= 2.14), libselinux1 (>= 1.32)
Filename: pool/main/s/sed/sed_4.7-1_amd64.deb
Size: 189668
MD5sum: 2e2c9a0370c20a2a1921572f250db43e
SHA1: a8106de20fa00fc7f97a45d18ec411512cc64293
SHA256: a5428ddec609149eb6086cec20bf14a0300972a191eb0cc010e7f1c7f17186f4
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/sed/
Description: GNU stream editor for filtering/transforming text
Description-md5: 2ed71305ee7a49ce4438c58140980d2f
Task: minimal