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

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "etckeeper" package

Learn how to install etckeeper on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall etckeeper on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


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

Package: etckeeper
Architecture: all
Version: 1.18.14-1
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Antoine Beaupré
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 162
Depends: git | mercurial | brz | darcs, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, python3:any
Recommends: cron-daemon
Suggests: sudo
Filename: pool/main/e/etckeeper/etckeeper_1.18.14-1_all.deb
Size: 29584
MD5sum: 9ea890419450f4952e618fd92c9ab9e9
SHA1: 362c4f630309064d6d2970c32e339d98edbf9522
SHA256: 9ba5aabce71549af6691478afa5e30ab52b06df29eabf6d65205866a3862a73d
SHA512: 56214776609d58573747e3cccf3732ff98ca01951ba8d237aa04ca13189f892b405b56784cf04ab0331d75c6f84e39d6d1abd501b9974be8e0612d9d3af8694e
Homepage: https://etckeeper.branchable.com/
Description-en: store /etc in git, mercurial, brz or darcs
The etckeeper program is a tool to let /etc be stored in a git, mercurial,
brz or darcs repository. It hooks into APT to automatically commit changes
made to /etc during package upgrades. It tracks file metadata that version
control systems do not normally support, but that is important for /etc, such
as the permissions of /etc/shadow. It's quite modular and configurable, while
also being simple to use if you understand the basics of working with version
control.
Description-md5: 2e917a7d908b47fce0b79ce02913ec8f