How to Install and Uninstall dselect Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "dselect" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install dselect on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall dselect on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dselect
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dselect package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: dselect
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.20.9ubuntu2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Source: dpkg
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Dpkg Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1900
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.33), libncursesw6 (>= 6.1+20180210), libtinfo6 (>= 6.1+20180210)
Suggests: perl
Filename: pool/main/d/dpkg/dselect_1.20.9ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 163624
MD5sum: f7d6d9d0c7354146ddd4adbd84f5d769
SHA1: 7f100f987084a97af01e31de70b0358729b293e9
SHA256: 5daacce99311cc8e130e6ceddc2ee5cf764f40bee3e8be102b2d2df032474993
SHA512: 174ae69080dc049f287b25d2e5c0b39660f64bc8243b7e97bd92b538b9955995118b0421a45196bfc8b79c8428dbba0ee1110d92050fb674195e618a2e4f1a0c
Homepage: https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg
Description-en: Debian package management front-end
dselect is a high-level interface for managing the installation and
removal of Debian software packages.
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Many users find dselect intimidating and new users may prefer to use
apt-based user interfaces.
Description-md5: 269b383010cda7ddc3f6381398082aec