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

Last updated: February 17,2025

1. Install "tmux" package

This guide let you learn how to install tmux on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall tmux on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


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

Package: tmux
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.0a-2ubuntu0.4
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Romain Francoise
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 747
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.27), libevent-2.1-7 (>= 2.1.8-stable), libtinfo6 (>= 6), libutempter0 (>= 1.1.5)
Filename: pool/main/t/tmux/tmux_3.0a-2ubuntu0.4_amd64.deb
Size: 292172
MD5sum: 5c38aa91898cff9b27a9bfe2f59994ac
SHA1: 03c49421fb44f8532b4e3e4aae3081f4bc25c099
SHA256: ef05f636e20448cf75eb7afa0e98b18b3a1e57dcfb872e1f62d6a0ee7dc91bad
SHA512: ae1ba10b747d00ed8903683a9fbec153a2320fe92013c347a50992a4d83028a9f590d8f2384da86e7fbfcb30027858ff9fad2aa33ee59140842db9ac2c7e646e
Homepage: https://tmux.github.io/
Description: terminal multiplexer
Description-md5: dc6ff920cb9183a42694d0ea54835078
Task: server, cloud-image

Package: tmux
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.0a-2
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Romain Francoise
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 750
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.27), libevent-2.1-7 (>= 2.1.8-stable), libtinfo6 (>= 6), libutempter0 (>= 1.1.5)
Filename: pool/main/t/tmux/tmux_3.0a-2_amd64.deb
Size: 293764
MD5sum: 1e8d65ba13c70afef5c15fd0183b6a97
SHA1: 01051c7b3bd5815c43e5ff46fa0109ce9d574e2c
SHA256: 83eec84b3f3d057f96561c93c6efba6c0d54c3d3bb2a6f24631702abc850d0aa
Homepage: https://tmux.github.io/
Description: terminal multiplexer
Description-md5: dc6ff920cb9183a42694d0ea54835078
Task: server, cloud-image