How to Install and Uninstall base-files Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 14,2024

You can also install and uninstall the base-files 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 "base-files" package

Please follow the steps below to install base-files 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 "base-files" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall base-files 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 base-files package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: base-files
Architecture: amd64
Version: 12ubuntu4.6
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Essential: yes
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Santiago Vila
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 394
Provides: base
Pre-Depends: awk
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.4.10-10ubuntu3)
Breaks: debian-security-support (<< 2019.04.25), initscripts (<< 2.88dsf-13.3), sendfile (<< 2.1b.20080616-5.2~), ubuntu-server (<< 1.453)
Replaces: base, dpkg (<= 1.15.0), miscutils
Filename: pool/main/b/base-files/base-files_12ubuntu4.6_amd64.deb
Size: 62468
MD5sum: 6f331092fa8acdcb46c2fb1f5bd7af19
SHA1: c3f93360ae69d4c880a13c76d5c6424a07843fa4
SHA256: 2bad1e15e08a1fb2b4efacf74151d1622adccac6479f5a25daf76bea6f210c7d
SHA512: 660973f43dd18e53ec9779cc2b5094da115d7002fabbe745689583c567655ecf74cfdee365345b57f48168f59c3e27d2875ba254958a54af50dc165d867a05d7
Description: Debian base system miscellaneous files
Description-md5: 6d16337f57b84c4747f56438355b2395
Task: minimal

Package: base-files
Architecture: amd64
Version: 12ubuntu4
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Essential: yes
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Santiago Vila
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 394
Provides: base
Pre-Depends: awk
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.4.10-10ubuntu3)
Breaks: debian-security-support (<< 2019.04.25), initscripts (<< 2.88dsf-13.3), sendfile (<< 2.1b.20080616-5.2~), ubuntu-server (<< 1.453)
Replaces: base, dpkg (<= 1.15.0), miscutils
Filename: pool/main/b/base-files/base-files_12ubuntu4_amd64.deb
Size: 62940
MD5sum: f43d281a6763174cb310337af95e02cb
SHA1: a11907e58aea3e251875d3739f2bd91193e13659
SHA256: e692a0bf2e709b8a46c582a37aed657a03549539e015944987201fc0eeed14e0
SHA512: dcfde62077e6770ab8b3054b297c5c50d10dc468ba3aa5f1f2dcf8f7ef1a2d781c7ef6bab46611e7bd51e9571933257830edbc47ba90f7180098a1bd28fa9a98
Description: Debian base system miscellaneous files
Description-md5: 6d16337f57b84c4747f56438355b2395
Task: minimal