How to Install and Uninstall debootstrap Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 02,2024

1. Install "debootstrap" package

This is a short guide on how to install debootstrap on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall debootstrap on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


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

Package: debootstrap
Architecture: all
Version: 1.0.123ubuntu1.2
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Install System Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 302
Depends: wget
Recommends: gnupg, ubuntu-keyring
Suggests: arch-test (>= 0.11~), squid-deb-proxy-client
Filename: pool/main/d/debootstrap/debootstrap_1.0.123ubuntu1.2_all.deb
Size: 39908
MD5sum: bdfcf56e803146875787c76e4c500650
SHA1: 6619f92bf253a08e576d858b89fe163987971542
SHA256: 24d01484546eba0554b2d9cb45f92aa584f570f520952290491fefc253b665c0
SHA512: fedd15869f7260e5a1e4f20092bef280f5b3c067c404331572ebec3e37ce62ff11ea2e8dafd531d4123eb9516a1e9321a312bf201b8a26ab8b139f4536066ab0
Description-en: Bootstrap a basic Debian system
debootstrap is used to create a Debian base system from scratch,
without requiring the availability of dpkg or apt. It does this by
downloading .deb files from a mirror site, and carefully unpacking them
into a directory which can eventually be chrooted into.
Description-md5: 883a8efb3ed16248b0d2091d9c0b60c9

Package: debootstrap
Architecture: all
Version: 1.0.123ubuntu1
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Install System Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 299
Depends: wget
Recommends: gnupg, ubuntu-keyring
Suggests: arch-test (>= 0.11~), squid-deb-proxy-client
Filename: pool/main/d/debootstrap/debootstrap_1.0.123ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 40104
MD5sum: 421d27cc9b5d1154ce2d57c2509368e3
SHA1: 0cf557a736f6c2e2b88702ef7c4593380ee82c35
SHA256: b763080899e8efb172ab3fd8df12b1d81983b840244bac244bb3441a1cd6f803
SHA512: 6aaa4cee5b806eaccbe96c4cb7e630e4ac472c94103926193ff005a6e784e8cdf590446cf18d0c86ed7410be433dacc8eca85afcfaac7a19156aa042fed4067a
Description-en: Bootstrap a basic Debian system
debootstrap is used to create a Debian base system from scratch,
without requiring the availability of dpkg or apt. It does this by
downloading .deb files from a mirror site, and carefully unpacking them
into a directory which can eventually be chrooted into.
Description-md5: 883a8efb3ed16248b0d2091d9c0b60c9