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

Last updated: November 06,2024

You can also install and uninstall the autofs 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 "autofs" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install autofs on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall autofs on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


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

Package: autofs
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.1.8-1ubuntu1.3
Priority: extra
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Mike Gabriel
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 989
Provides: autofs5
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libnsl2 (>= 1.0), libtirpc3 (>= 1.0.2), libxml2 (>= 2.7.4), ucf
Recommends: nfs-common, kmod | module-init-tools, e2fsprogs
Breaks: autofs5 (<< 5.0.6-1~)
Replaces: autofs5 (<< 5.0.6-1~)
Filename: pool/main/a/autofs/autofs_5.1.8-1ubuntu1.3_amd64.deb
Size: 284790
MD5sum: 930e5e051c39c588908d65be2bb74eb9
SHA1: dfbffd63d4d343c1547fb64ee1be3652a01243b9
SHA256: d495a5cd39be06900b982d132f9431cac0fd13fb79c45765254a6839c5ff7fa7
SHA512: ef51886f47ea768834361e768d7505d9ab31fbb73cefc43da22a2f7e81c5805396622dabc3ecfc81d8ca611e99b0caa1066608b4530bf65527e2e7f4f197b9b6
Homepage: https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/daemons/autofs/v5/
Description: kernel-based automounter for Linux
Description-md5: c2943d4026686519e74f5ea404af6a90

Package: autofs
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.1.8-1ubuntu1
Priority: extra
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Mike Gabriel
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 988
Provides: autofs5
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libnsl2 (>= 1.0), libtirpc3 (>= 1.0.2), libxml2 (>= 2.7.4), ucf
Recommends: nfs-common, kmod | module-init-tools, e2fsprogs
Breaks: autofs5 (<< 5.0.6-1~)
Replaces: autofs5 (<< 5.0.6-1~)
Filename: pool/main/a/autofs/autofs_5.1.8-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 285414
MD5sum: 813848013101cef3c1c3bc67ae553968
SHA1: 42212cad6bc8824f7382027171022019964a5f53
SHA256: 036bd4dff584c8e3d0f36c983667d881ddff947e5aa6591f3a81b273f5d96f3a
SHA512: cf147744657a382810b34a4529bec60ad4705fed894b49da97b9023601d22292e8d9a9151cba96535d13999c2b00775368f21fceab59ba22d0952aa046a689a0
Homepage: https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/daemons/autofs/v5/
Description: kernel-based automounter for Linux
Description-md5: c2943d4026686519e74f5ea404af6a90