How to Install and Uninstall binfmt-support Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 11,2024

1. Install "binfmt-support" package

This guide let you learn how to install binfmt-support on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                binfmt-support
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "binfmt-support" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall binfmt-support on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


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

Package: binfmt-support
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.2.1-1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Colin Watson
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 204
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libpipeline1 (>= 1.0.0), lsb-base (>= 4.1+Debian3)
Filename: pool/universe/b/binfmt-support/binfmt-support_2.2.1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 53492
MD5sum: cf5ce5bb51cafb6be698f6766ad3df3b
SHA1: 88fd425734630fa71ff56ba70fbb2fea314ba969
SHA256: f3a0ab5bdc326b031150b1336486f40f02d410598b668e4f6c15706afabd1f03
SHA512: 5835d23bb38c67f7b2509d327a8bcea4ba1a03392bbf5bf3a2de45de01900c6a79b257767badd20abd2b030f17f17976b85f4b90a418f2b3f1edae9427abfb01
Homepage: https://nongnu.org/binfmt-support/
Description-en: Support for extra binary formats
The binfmt_misc kernel module, contained in versions 2.1.43 and later of the
Linux kernel, allows system administrators to register interpreters for
various binary formats based on a magic number or their file extension, and
cause the appropriate interpreter to be invoked whenever a matching file is
executed. Think of it as a more flexible version of the #! executable
interpreter mechanism.
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This package provides an 'update-binfmts' script with which package
maintainers can register interpreters to be used with this module without
having to worry about writing their own init.d scripts, and which sysadmins
can use for a slightly higher-level interface to this module.
Description-md5: 29e82a31bb4248987c1cee43d589e134