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

Last updated: December 24,2024

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

This guide covers the steps necessary to install bsdmainutils on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "bsdmainutils" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall bsdmainutils on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


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

Package: bsdmainutils
Architecture: all
Version: 12.1.7+nmu3ubuntu2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Bsdmainutils Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 27
Depends: bsdutils (>= 3.0-0), debianutils (>= 1.8), bsdextrautils (>= 2.35.2-7), ncal
Suggests: calendar, whois, vacation, mailutils
Filename: pool/universe/b/bsdmainutils/bsdmainutils_12.1.7+nmu3ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 3170
MD5sum: a5dc1a2c2dced491d2e685dfa02b5eca
SHA1: 6b95c03d0fbedbfc7664aaf27f7c7cc81b67bd34
SHA256: 379c80264fb08afc99a20c33a28ac50284be9e1c0882d060921dcc9c887a6ca2
SHA512: 5ba5f44fafdcaead64a659bee06d57309ccc07c591bccc5c4c2c1cba2079d28853f0e162c9a7364c28142ec52fb361a74bdf3caf41d6e5a8ad3ad4dfb8b57f01
Description: Transitional package for more utilities from FreeBSD
Description-md5: 83464646b592e2fe2746f6b5be6c68e6