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

Last updated: May 03,2024

1. Install "dselect" package

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


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt install
            
                        
                dselect
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Uninstall "dselect" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall dselect on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dselect
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the dselect package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: dselect
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.20.5ubuntu2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Source: dpkg
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Dpkg Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1816
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libncursesw6 (>= 6.1+20180210), libtinfo6 (>= 6.1+20180210)
Suggests: perl
Filename: pool/main/d/dpkg/dselect_1.20.5ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 157732
MD5sum: 0ae04ebc140fa7d9a58d1401f4aa8a0e
SHA1: 365111ba75da9f523342b942a7b055369acf3611
SHA256: 402c14b1d55aa088d04f1523637987f503147f977418cbf6efa63f17b73f387d
SHA512: 48cccb31f5a935f6b4b80851fedad0ddd082218eb4dcc458ba6a05afba9ed96c8b9226f33ae4773977d7996429bad31ac79b101159de6ee5122964efc2a09ec4
Homepage: https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg
Description-en: Debian package management front-end
dselect is a high-level interface for managing the installation and
removal of Debian software packages.
.
Many users find dselect intimidating and new users may prefer to use
apt-based user interfaces.
Description-md5: 269b383010cda7ddc3f6381398082aec