How to Install and Uninstall ubuntu-minimal Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "ubuntu-minimal" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ubuntu-minimal
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ubuntu-minimal" package

Learn how to uninstall ubuntu-minimal on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


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

Package: ubuntu-minimal
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.450.2
Priority: important
Section: metapackages
Source: ubuntu-meta
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 51
Depends: adduser, apt, apt-utils, bzip2, console-setup, debconf, debconf-i18n, e2fsprogs, eject, init, iproute2, iputils-ping, isc-dhcp-client, kbd, kmod, less, locales, lsb-release, mawk, mount, netbase, netcat-openbsd, netplan.io, passwd, procps, python3, sensible-utils, sudo, tzdata, ubuntu-advantage-tools, ubuntu-keyring, udev, vim-tiny, whiptail
Recommends: rsyslog
Filename: pool/main/u/ubuntu-meta/ubuntu-minimal_1.450.2_amd64.deb
Size: 2752
MD5sum: d85f49a3e4544075a56d15cec6f1c061
SHA1: d62f742933544904ced8d1913bca0845a9be9815
SHA256: 676fde3771bfc4a07314621d96973af01e1a8c29ca0558488d0413446e205c38
SHA512: 115cf5beedf483961b116593af4f949c571df3ddb3555cbfc4d875544f5a9ae043b9643762044d1895b77a4629f23f94de75b4ece8afd59b62a10a3fcb742566
Description: Minimal core of Ubuntu
Description-md5: 790932f14543314e43c3705a3451df24
Task: minimal

Package: ubuntu-minimal
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.450
Priority: important
Section: metapackages
Source: ubuntu-meta
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 51
Depends: adduser, apt, apt-utils, bzip2, console-setup, debconf, debconf-i18n, e2fsprogs, eject, init, iproute2, iputils-ping, isc-dhcp-client, kbd, kmod, less, locales, lsb-release, mawk, mount, netbase, netcat-openbsd, netplan.io, passwd, procps, python3, sensible-utils, sudo, tzdata, ubuntu-advantage-tools, ubuntu-keyring, udev, vim-tiny, whiptail
Recommends: rsyslog
Filename: pool/main/u/ubuntu-meta/ubuntu-minimal_1.450_amd64.deb
Size: 3872
MD5sum: ca2343153df677a61f4d04deef2bedb6
SHA1: c54c920dcea63bcf8537f53a6a56caee3d375dad
SHA256: 6eed725122b0c3a16f436fc4cc53d1c817c0232f9d18367ed24e19025dfab3a3
Description: Minimal core of Ubuntu
Description-md5: 790932f14543314e43c3705a3451df24
Task: minimal