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

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "systemctl" package

Please follow the instructions below to install systemctl on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

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


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

Package: systemctl
Architecture: all
Version: 1.4.3424-2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Source: docker-systemctl-replacement
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Dmitry Smirnov
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 269
Depends: python3:any
Suggests: tini | dumb-init
Conflicts: systemd
Filename: pool/universe/d/docker-systemctl-replacement/systemctl_1.4.3424-2_all.deb
Size: 75544
MD5sum: 30e68bf0a2e3af3a0f922911084f2346
SHA1: e1b7d32da22ce475bc41ae06ea22dfa2408e59bf
SHA256: 40d69dfcee072daeea4be1d5c8c4c6c509679b4de26ede93b5a9edbd27268276
Homepage: https://github.com/gdraheim/docker-systemctl-replacement
Description: daemonless "systemctl" command to manage services without systemd
Description-md5: 365260d0ce4d4a9f51b3dc0038b375bf