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

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "udev" package

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


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall udev on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


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

Package: udev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 245.4-4ubuntu3.23
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: important
Section: admin
Source: systemd
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian systemd Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 9192
Depends: libacl1 (>= 2.2.23), libblkid1 (>= 2.24), libc6 (>= 2.30), libkmod2 (>= 5~), libselinux1 (>= 2.1.9), adduser, dpkg (>= 1.19.3) | systemd-sysv, libudev1 (= 245.4-4ubuntu3.23), util-linux (>= 2.27.1)
Conflicts: hal
Breaks: systemd (<< 233-4)
Replaces: systemd (<< 233-4)
Filename: pool/main/s/systemd/udev_245.4-4ubuntu3.23_amd64.deb
Size: 1366296
MD5sum: 82fac8a700cb9178cb89da54acc83a9c
SHA1: f257729d5eda419276b68c07caecb6e391b5305f
SHA256: 3043c3389d7b852616e99b1d567b23c593a481013b6dda721af080e105aace75
SHA512: 72dccf2aea1fbe297f459dd0ac6ddf25066933f1b62cb370a1e556d49c999cd1d2763426bb5d8e757387efc4166d49cd0c454748f05a597ed41d78b9a3ac95ec
Homepage: https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd
Description: /dev/ and hotplug management daemon
Description-md5: e875ddb09f46f1f7672af537f0c875ca
Task: minimal

Package: udev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 245.4-4ubuntu3.20
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: important
Section: admin
Source: systemd
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian systemd Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 9191
Depends: libacl1 (>= 2.2.23), libblkid1 (>= 2.24), libc6 (>= 2.30), libkmod2 (>= 5~), libselinux1 (>= 2.1.9), adduser, dpkg (>= 1.19.3) | systemd-sysv, libudev1 (= 245.4-4ubuntu3.20), util-linux (>= 2.27.1)
Conflicts: hal
Breaks: systemd (<< 233-4)
Replaces: systemd (<< 233-4)
Filename: pool/main/s/systemd/udev_245.4-4ubuntu3.20_amd64.deb
Size: 1366028
MD5sum: 513d66674a33f9eac72b7e469be46f82
SHA1: 8d7c58023e390de5a3b9c387409e99aa4b1642a2
SHA256: b699ca87c8229c32c35d4a2564c7167f5a754b078600429bf7b0d376310d78f6
SHA512: 986db0890c86840e246bd5fc17c23e8eb4b01fef560d3200a22ef94bd35a3be2f5154c4561a0cbd1a342e41f2830359c29dbd06a72ba8236de3ea77d2c50fea8
Homepage: https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd
Description: /dev/ and hotplug management daemon
Description-md5: e875ddb09f46f1f7672af537f0c875ca
Task: minimal

Package: udev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 245.4-4ubuntu3
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: important
Section: admin
Source: systemd
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian systemd Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 9111
Depends: libacl1 (>= 2.2.23), libblkid1 (>= 2.24), libc6 (>= 2.30), libkmod2 (>= 5~), libselinux1 (>= 2.1.9), adduser, dpkg (>= 1.19.3) | systemd-sysv, libudev1 (= 245.4-4ubuntu3), util-linux (>= 2.27.1)
Conflicts: hal
Breaks: systemd (<< 233-4)
Replaces: systemd (<< 233-4)
Filename: pool/main/s/systemd/udev_245.4-4ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 1361960
MD5sum: a6d339884c839d7b91106b8f9ec20286
SHA1: 5438526a3fe21b96737a5ea891cf716c7745ddf0
SHA256: 1ae6d5429358d184a0d6bbc43cbb62c392e0de644ce81128f69787754c484764
Homepage: https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd
Description: /dev/ and hotplug management daemon
Description-md5: e875ddb09f46f1f7672af537f0c875ca
Task: minimal