How to Install and Uninstall user-setup Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "user-setup" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install user-setup on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                user-setup
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "user-setup" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall user-setup on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


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

Package: user-setup
Architecture: all
Version: 1.63ubuntu6
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Installer Team
Original-Maintainer: Debian Install System Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 537
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, passwd, adduser
Filename: pool/main/u/user-setup/user-setup_1.63ubuntu6_all.deb
Size: 137744
MD5sum: c60b32e4b513f9c98de8eac812b60dd2
SHA1: e5ce03c5fa16e13582573da9fd0f019997035168
SHA256: 51d6634f56f395a4b1bfa9fb599bc499edb71bd40aac61fe7a86fb61c17e83d6
SHA512: 706341ef09d5bc4c76911e7fd4f819db662494d23351fb02bc1904318f56c553d56a7ee9f0ba88509fdfa5352d66d1c92d2525ff2ae3d0a738ba90a977b69be9
Description-en: Set up initial user and password
This package creates an initial user, using the same code as is
responsible for creating the initial user in the installer. It is only
likely to be of any use if your system has no non-system users at all.
Description-md5: 4dec3dcb61a40a867c061e2bd022837e
Task: xubuntu-live