How to Install and Uninstall libuid-wrapper Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "libuid-wrapper" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libuid-wrapper
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libuid-wrapper" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall libuid-wrapper on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


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

Package: libuid-wrapper
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.2.8-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Source: uid-wrapper
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian SSSD Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 63
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Filename: pool/universe/u/uid-wrapper/libuid-wrapper_1.2.8-1_amd64.deb
Size: 16456
MD5sum: 85aa29460d17f46ea5404792cacebdd8
SHA1: b6373246c7815388b2ce9a167cbfe1ae2215b88b
SHA256: 58d2ba43fee7969d57f743606964024a80e12e71565ca9bec935272309b7b6a2
SHA512: 4ffe76e9a88837ee9d25cb5ab76c9a7435df7c1629085837a10a7ea04105af2797637e0ccd52b573643d742735a19ff05a032c6858bd1502c731529b1fe81318
Homepage: http://cwrap.org/uid_wrapper.html
Description-en: UID wrapper library
This is a wrapper for the user, group and hosts NSS API that can
simulate uid switching as a regular user. This is useful for
testsuites that run as a regular user but need to test
privileged functions.
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It works as a preload library, which overrides various
system functions.
Description-md5: d062b518e83065c069a603ac2b2892b6