How to Install and Uninstall apt Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 14,2024

You can also install and uninstall the apt on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "apt" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install apt on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall apt on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the apt package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: apt
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.4.11
Priority: important
Build-Essential: yes
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: APT Development Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 4141
Provides: apt-transport-https (= 2.4.11)
Depends: adduser, gpgv | gpgv2 | gpgv1, libapt-pkg6.0 (>= 2.4.11), ubuntu-keyring, libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.3.1), libgnutls30 (>= 3.7.0), libseccomp2 (>= 2.4.2), libstdc++6 (>= 11), libsystemd0
Recommends: ca-certificates
Suggests: apt-doc, aptitude | synaptic | wajig, dpkg-dev (>= 1.17.2), gnupg | gnupg2 | gnupg1, powermgmt-base
Breaks: apt-transport-https (<< 1.5~alpha4~), apt-utils (<< 1.3~exp2~), aptitude (<< 0.8.10)
Replaces: apt-transport-https (<< 1.5~alpha4~), apt-utils (<< 1.3~exp2~)
Filename: pool/main/a/apt/apt_2.4.11_amd64.deb
Size: 1363076
MD5sum: c8101f6ce4be105c9998627e1c5f062e
SHA1: 246a106fa09bea6495af2462def94ee226180484
SHA256: ce730c87a5d2359af5e5f54c4a7edd4e24541690466a32e19c2e9f674c5ba0b3
SHA512: 294fc1f472d616d75138f88a8c98caf699b949dffc2c8a61b1371fbcee2742ffaed0c0821910bf65fff622fc8a3e150d2a3a95e6335ac7b4c1c18dcd93b75d48
Description: commandline package manager
Description-md5: 9fb97a88cb7383934ef963352b53b4a7
Task: minimal, server-minimal

Package: apt
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.4.5
Priority: important
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: APT Development Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 4156
Provides: apt-transport-https (= 2.4.5)
Depends: adduser, gpgv | gpgv2 | gpgv1, libapt-pkg6.0 (>= 2.4.5), ubuntu-keyring, libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.3.1), libgnutls30 (>= 3.7.0), libseccomp2 (>= 2.4.2), libstdc++6 (>= 11), libsystemd0
Recommends: ca-certificates
Suggests: apt-doc, aptitude | synaptic | wajig, dpkg-dev (>= 1.17.2), gnupg | gnupg2 | gnupg1, powermgmt-base
Breaks: apt-transport-https (<< 1.5~alpha4~), apt-utils (<< 1.3~exp2~), aptitude (<< 0.8.10)
Replaces: apt-transport-https (<< 1.5~alpha4~), apt-utils (<< 1.3~exp2~)
Filename: pool/main/a/apt/apt_2.4.5_amd64.deb
Size: 1379030
MD5sum: d376f3b95d73f7b9ace2dc9364d876fd
SHA1: 2a85f2cb8fbd3f51932e9fb43c3a031c60bf2c95
SHA256: 89b093ec665072b3400881120aa3f4460222caa6a5d6c6ccb3d016beb18e7a00
SHA512: 5d4e2b80ed0262dcfa9cbc3ca45e663e8e3e080691603eb464c035ad3785c595ca8915b2436ee43242b6cc904c2fd0c0a81ddd902cc2e04fb56f5afa9c1fc2b0
Description: commandline package manager
Description-md5: 9fb97a88cb7383934ef963352b53b4a7
Task: minimal, server-minimal
Build-Essential: yes