How to Install and Uninstall sysvinit-utils Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "sysvinit-utils" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                sysvinit-utils
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "sysvinit-utils" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall sysvinit-utils on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


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

Package: sysvinit-utils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.96-2.1ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Essential: yes
Section: admin
Source: sysvinit
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian sysvinit maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 74
Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.25~), lsb-base (>= 11.0.0~), util-linux (>> 2.28-2~), libc6 (>= 2.14)
Breaks: systemd (<< 215)
Replaces: initscripts (<< 2.88dsf-59.5)
Filename: pool/main/s/sysvinit/sysvinit-utils_2.96-2.1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 20592
MD5sum: ecdc526a109948924b084208272f606a
SHA1: 55ba3b3ab3ca6bda2cc09a87f170848a373e082a
SHA256: ab9c644c65a6b48968991801f4e2846bbfcb1393e0dcbc656a1aa26003b6c57b
Homepage: https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/sysvinit
Description: System-V-like utilities
Description-md5: bb5793e0170c92deb135060f77ebc485
Task: minimal