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

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "etckeeper" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install etckeeper on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall etckeeper on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


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

Package: etckeeper
Architecture: all
Version: 1.18.16-1
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Antoine Beaupré
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 163
Depends: git | mercurial | brz | darcs, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, python3:any
Recommends: cron-daemon
Suggests: sudo
Filename: pool/main/e/etckeeper/etckeeper_1.18.16-1_all.deb
Size: 29560
MD5sum: 50fae855674e50034fa1f1bb799f01e5
SHA1: f442f53fa66247e1b0e1ce7d0107afe60f305d9d
SHA256: b6fa2ef0aa2d4d31873b64415f51d246153e20f2723f5d4a59badd1fa1b0d527
SHA512: 738b610a9c56ad11b643b9a21224015d3648bbfc0d20ee1ef32e445754de77b024999cfefb666733861f1ba72558fdaa4e9c5573bc68d4535f39a66c7bd71113
Homepage: https://etckeeper.branchable.com/
Description-en: store /etc in git, mercurial, brz or darcs
The etckeeper program is a tool to let /etc be stored in a git, mercurial,
brz or darcs repository. It hooks into APT to automatically commit changes
made to /etc during package upgrades. It tracks file metadata that version
control systems do not normally support, but that is important for /etc, such
as the permissions of /etc/shadow. It's quite modular and configurable, while
also being simple to use if you understand the basics of working with version
control.
Description-md5: 2e917a7d908b47fce0b79ce02913ec8f