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

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "keyutils" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install keyutils on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall keyutils on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


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

Package: keyutils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.6.1-2ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Christian Kastner
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 156
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libkeyutils1 (>= 1.6.1)
Filename: pool/main/k/keyutils/keyutils_1.6.1-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 45680
MD5sum: 43699f7b01f81428bfcf0aabd640f402
SHA1: 9168771867723c0cd9bef9e4613b1c2fe82459b1
SHA256: d7f9c5f976936dfdd2c80670e70dccc17afbc4f7caa04a45f81639a27f703040
SHA512: 86f7d9190361898876f7929d2b9a1f9991c77c14904ca585292cecddeb69a18957e8aa7e9a4184d6a0db481b26d19b1f2c2ca6ed0b9b0981926918117329e880
Homepage: https://people.redhat.com/~dhowells/keyutils/
Description-en: Linux Key Management Utilities
Keyutils is a set of utilities for managing the key retention facility in the
kernel, which can be used by filesystems, block devices and more to gain and
retain the authorization and encryption keys required to perform secure
operations.
Description-md5: 2d8745863e4f147ac2e1dded0b9fa058
Task: lubuntu-live, ubuntustudio-dvd-live