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

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "sudo" package

Please follow the guidance below to install sudo on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall sudo on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


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

Package: sudo
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.8.31-1ubuntu1.5
Priority: important
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Bdale Garbee
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2204
Depends: libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libc6 (>= 2.27), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libselinux1 (>= 2.0.65), libpam-modules, lsb-base
Conflicts: sudo-ldap
Replaces: sudo-ldap
Filename: pool/main/s/sudo/sudo_1.8.31-1ubuntu1.5_amd64.deb
Size: 514648
MD5sum: 43ef4a589a7394e114c7452ddab56c80
SHA1: 8f0bcc85844c4577ca9d715cacbfb23102bf5826
SHA256: 0a115018c9d5341c4f4975e1a20877a2040d11b26fbe61b95045fa0da430e6f7
SHA512: c19786ea1cd8a364f0d9f21c9c77a44b2a1812ff7e3708425d261ab7b69a6f968d94bb8e0cdeac41359de9810aa891a085f0fdee2ac218d64f2f5801526ce904
Homepage: http://www.sudo.ws/
Description: Provide limited super user privileges to specific users
Description-md5: acd82d558698567df941afe9b1ac35df
Task: minimal

Package: sudo
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.8.31-1ubuntu1
Priority: important
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Bdale Garbee
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2200
Depends: libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libc6 (>= 2.27), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libselinux1 (>= 2.0.65), libpam-modules, lsb-base
Conflicts: sudo-ldap
Replaces: sudo-ldap
Filename: pool/main/s/sudo/sudo_1.8.31-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 512808
MD5sum: d66186b0daa433aa1d938c910e6e42a2
SHA1: 9cc8e133ec01b060896c2924abd8563a60af84cc
SHA256: de4106cd19a5b9f8acac9e0ab5f40f218d3ac321cc58143e051baab064a5fb36
Homepage: http://www.sudo.ws/
Description: Provide limited super user privileges to specific users
Description-md5: acd82d558698567df941afe9b1ac35df
Task: minimal