How to Install and Uninstall base-files Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "base-files" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install base-files on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                base-files
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "base-files" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall base-files on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


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

Package: base-files
Architecture: amd64
Version: 11ubuntu19
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Essential: yes
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Santiago Vila
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 393
Provides: base
Pre-Depends: awk
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4), libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.4.10-10ubuntu3)
Breaks: debian-security-support (<< 2019.04.25), initscripts (<< 2.88dsf-13.3), sendfile (<< 2.1b.20080616-5.2~), ubuntu-server (<< 1.453)
Replaces: base, dpkg (<= 1.15.0), miscutils
Filename: pool/main/b/base-files/base-files_11ubuntu19_amd64.deb
Size: 60444
MD5sum: b22ab34cfabd7a7c49025f4874765aea
SHA1: c3d302b8cae54f8950f9821834b34d5bf25a6944
SHA256: cfd591b294b0bb11694c65f350be5843f0f9bae6f9d91d5aa28784528ecd1871
SHA512: 70b5f5d1df65cbe9e3395ecf2bdaa80213708d0d37c7724eca037d16ca1b287999aa672d84af031181502f3b3fa4fd3f631e495bc180e4e93dd022ba1ae0a977
Description-en: Debian base system miscellaneous files
This package contains the basic filesystem hierarchy of a Debian system, and
several important miscellaneous files, such as /etc/debian_version,
/etc/host.conf, /etc/issue, /etc/motd, /etc/profile, and others,
and the text of several common licenses in use on Debian systems.
Description-md5: 6d16337f57b84c4747f56438355b2395
Task: minimal