How to Install and Uninstall apt-utils Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "apt-utils" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install apt-utils on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall apt-utils on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                apt-utils
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the apt-utils package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: apt-utils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.1.10ubuntu0.3
Priority: important
Section: admin
Source: apt
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: APT Development Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 836
Depends: apt (= 2.1.10ubuntu0.3), libapt-pkg6.0 (>= 1.9.11~), libc6 (>= 2.14), libdb5.3, libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 9)
Filename: pool/main/a/apt/apt-utils_2.1.10ubuntu0.3_amd64.deb
Size: 213532
MD5sum: eb9d7553cafdbc9b46299793a08051d6
SHA1: 6a8bd0cf21031dd0d94a64eb3963ab4f1ad8902e
SHA256: 5ec1514a51c9ad39ac38f595549a149c4d1036062f35c9426009294ac9549690
SHA512: 766fa080e1ae4b6ca4a4edd7a751ff969736fa32bf5b2c472cdd65ddc8f3b92f2b5b7b4c5e7c657cef547e6d80dcb0799eac75bb9437a9a5c3ee4d86e4cdf76a
Description-en: package management related utility programs
This package contains some less used commandline utilities related
to package management with APT.
.
* apt-extracttemplates is used by debconf to prompt for configuration
questions before installation.
* apt-ftparchive is used to create Packages and other index files
needed to publish an archive of Debian packages
* apt-sortpkgs is a Packages/Sources file normalizer.
Description-md5: fa0295dc4e40dbbea6c84f614c570636
Task: minimal

Package: apt-utils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.1.10ubuntu0.1
Priority: important
Section: admin
Source: apt
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: APT Development Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 836
Depends: apt (= 2.1.10ubuntu0.1), libapt-pkg6.0 (>= 1.9.11~), libc6 (>= 2.14), libdb5.3, libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 9)
Filename: pool/main/a/apt/apt-utils_2.1.10ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
Size: 213352
MD5sum: 2f7a466d4bda06c8f36ad4f4ff334954
SHA1: abda4a2690569bb30f994441d122e5e1b0c5638d
SHA256: 99ea170dcbaff8730f6b7b5c4d929e07507dbc6f37c8d9a64e17d374e8a3e3e4
SHA512: 389bb858af1432cf284e3339d544745681e7171095481323396d2acde2d37c282dff78b2724791a304abf7d9a2cc3a7b6adac3f4f27496dc219262210a3ee240
Description-en: package management related utility programs
This package contains some less used commandline utilities related
to package management with APT.
.
* apt-extracttemplates is used by debconf to prompt for configuration
questions before installation.
* apt-ftparchive is used to create Packages and other index files
needed to publish an archive of Debian packages
* apt-sortpkgs is a Packages/Sources file normalizer.
Description-md5: fa0295dc4e40dbbea6c84f614c570636
Task: minimal

Package: apt-utils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.1.10
Priority: important
Section: admin
Source: apt
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: APT Development Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 836
Depends: apt (= 2.1.10), libapt-pkg6.0 (>= 1.9.11~), libc6 (>= 2.14), libdb5.3, libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 9)
Filename: pool/main/a/apt/apt-utils_2.1.10_amd64.deb
Size: 213264
MD5sum: 442c9a475dc14ef16689b0b6a41fc458
SHA1: 5dd80adba8c958510b388248fa55c35954a7c35f
SHA256: 7dcce252106027107a8b4a5c7c5e34dc757c09a8fecd2892a7115003b511fce9
SHA512: a105202786472e56af0980bb93e7e2497c7426cbd340fb9569e8013fe0f9883226c68ac321c648dff72c6e0ba09a241572b5f1bac299ff969deeed53b02ba9da
Description-en: package management related utility programs
This package contains some less used commandline utilities related
to package management with APT.
.
* apt-extracttemplates is used by debconf to prompt for configuration
questions before installation.
* apt-ftparchive is used to create Packages and other index files
needed to publish an archive of Debian packages
* apt-sortpkgs is a Packages/Sources file normalizer.
Description-md5: fa0295dc4e40dbbea6c84f614c570636
Task: minimal