How to Install and Uninstall adduser Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: November 07,2024

1. Install "adduser" package

Learn how to install adduser on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall adduser on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                adduser
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the adduser package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: adduser
Architecture: all
Version: 3.118ubuntu5
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: important
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Adduser Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 608
Depends: passwd, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Suggests: liblocale-gettext-perl, perl, ecryptfs-utils (>= 67-1)
Filename: pool/main/a/adduser/adduser_3.118ubuntu5_all.deb
Size: 155528
MD5sum: d1971ca864f2f9062e81ea59e94fc5fd
SHA1: 0258792290ed3a8d00fab5c5c2ee00afac90a204
SHA256: 53c30389227d4d16f1108a1df7ae1540c890378318335d1dc7ee95b7257f1f17
SHA512: e262a604903de1daa9fe24c52f2fe5ac04274a5c9a73ab0d974adcb541087188b554e515e0c85dadb8cc47c1cf3220744f618d7c4e6d39a5e6078e2b807f7df0
Description-en: add and remove users and groups
This package includes the 'adduser' and 'deluser' commands for creating
and removing users.
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- 'adduser' creates new users and groups and adds existing users to
existing groups;
- 'deluser' removes users and groups and removes users from a given
group.
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Adding users with 'adduser' is much easier than adding them manually.
Adduser will choose appropriate UID and GID values, create a home
directory, copy skeletal user configuration, and automate setting
initial values for the user's password, real name and so on.
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Deluser can back up and remove users' home directories
and mail spool or all the files they own on the system.
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A custom script can be executed after each of the commands.
Description-md5: 0e61515c925d932d3824e3dc6af2842b
Task: minimal
Build-Essential: yes