How to Install and Uninstall runit-helper Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: January 10,2025

1. Install "runit-helper" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                runit-helper
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "runit-helper" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall runit-helper on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


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

Package: runit-helper
Architecture: all
Version: 2.9.0ubuntu2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Source: dh-runit
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Lorenzo Puliti
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 19
Filename: pool/universe/d/dh-runit/runit-helper_2.9.0ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 4964
MD5sum: bac7beac7dc8786de9ccb6406336a415
SHA1: 17260845b95ffb1a1573df2741b9076638ae9f13
SHA256: 8a5bcfe5ad2521282c146fdebbef1a9b09d5254faccef77e8cf2c3b10b59b410
SHA512: 9fcaaf0960ab4bddbecfd76ef62716cb0b10cc8807ffa3d2e61dcd7874c916825b277b7e2cffed11010b68c2b42dc9f6281ee1dbb8bad5c01c04a0c2c71f1696
Homepage: https://salsa.debian.org/debian/dh-runit
Description-en: dh-runit implementation detail
runit-helper provides code, which actually perform actions on system
users on behalf of dh-runit package. This separation allows packages
take advantage of improvement or fixes in 'dh-runit' without
rebuilding.
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This package is implementation detail of 'dh-runit'. It should never
be installed manually. No assumption about its content can be made.
Description-md5: 7bbefdc3a57b90901b57fd09d0813baa