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

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "sudo" package

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


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

Learn how to uninstall sudo on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


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

Package: sudo
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.9.1-1ubuntu1.1
Priority: important
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Bdale Garbee
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2316
Depends: libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libc6 (>= 2.27), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~), libpam-modules, lsb-base
Conflicts: sudo-ldap
Replaces: sudo-ldap
Filename: pool/main/s/sudo/sudo_1.9.1-1ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb
Size: 669276
MD5sum: e0e6e00ef0442d89e8913ac734b70026
SHA1: 82b05e71894e0d799c95b39ee143f6a379c5e7af
SHA256: 26268f70432763f807cb17bd29bcb4e6deff2719b9df1b34be6c45e9f8e1efe6
SHA512: 47a55238e1340d7612f183a173d6b8e05761290ffdebce7b91c57449129d332234d2a4cbc919e0a8d5d940ff43fd1ec6f5580b5683caf291bd196367f21bb0c0
Homepage: http://www.sudo.ws/
Description-en: Provide limited super user privileges to specific users
Sudo is a program designed to allow a sysadmin to give limited root
privileges to users and log root activity. The basic philosophy is to give
as few privileges as possible but still allow people to get their work done.
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This version is built with minimal shared library dependencies, use the
sudo-ldap package instead if you need LDAP support for sudoers.
Description-md5: acd82d558698567df941afe9b1ac35df
Task: minimal

Package: sudo
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.9.1-1ubuntu1
Priority: important
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Bdale Garbee
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2300
Depends: libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libc6 (>= 2.27), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libselinux1 (>= 2.0.65), libpam-modules, lsb-base
Conflicts: sudo-ldap
Replaces: sudo-ldap
Filename: pool/main/s/sudo/sudo_1.9.1-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 668148
MD5sum: a1023f8e121d80de2b3905161fad5711
SHA1: 4b84fdb99a10dfef0195051b1a45ac8c2a1640c9
SHA256: aff015fa533ca707589d01737da7c2673b8f31c797a2defba52bfb1c13b20207
SHA512: 3140810549e42a981fe56d7a06685c983cb99a3982177708b140e72c930c503380db482181c49381e77d3758785a52636f66d1e1d2a26b39dfe6bda94f7c1efe
Homepage: http://www.sudo.ws/
Description-en: Provide limited super user privileges to specific users
Sudo is a program designed to allow a sysadmin to give limited root
privileges to users and log root activity. The basic philosophy is to give
as few privileges as possible but still allow people to get their work done.
.
This version is built with minimal shared library dependencies, use the
sudo-ldap package instead if you need LDAP support for sudoers.
Description-md5: acd82d558698567df941afe9b1ac35df
Task: minimal