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

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "minicom" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install minicom on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall minicom on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


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

Package: minicom
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.8-2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/comm
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Martin A. Godisch
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1046
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.33), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Recommends: lrzsz
Filename: pool/universe/m/minicom/minicom_2.8-2_amd64.deb
Size: 253336
MD5sum: 445afc625f33610ac08834752f65117a
SHA1: e8e05e10d94b047d455abe4f9e99191e2cefa48e
SHA256: defab53a8a5af7240a2b857806871d9ce7731043bafd38ad8ed4a268b1e644c2
SHA512: 5200a86c3e3348f12b5d6167c316fe34907dcc7f1dcb2f76b8438f752d978c4dbfcc3cbfa78ab96804d96e1d499319d418c8e8110529bb7b3c50e43cb12ebbe6
Homepage: https://salsa.debian.org/minicom-team/minicom
Description-en: Friendly menu driven serial communication program
Minicom is a clone of the MS-DOS "Telix" communication program. It emulates
ANSI and VT102 terminals, has a dialing directory and auto zmodem download.
Description-md5: 3ce1c5251a28c8f9b5a9d1d702f7501e