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

Last updated: May 19,2024

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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install busybox 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 "busybox" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall busybox 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 busybox package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: busybox
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:1.30.1-7ubuntu3
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Install System Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 791
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34)
Conflicts: busybox-static
Replaces: busybox-static
Filename: pool/universe/b/busybox/busybox_1.30.1-7ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 436112
MD5sum: 4987d68d9ccc6d4d104bbbce056d56fe
SHA1: de6ccb22d93ebf86b1c03da9dfc0fa7649e0141d
SHA256: a838d26294c1cff14ae1be65dc8c888c7db54a2b8761840708884a161e21f726
SHA512: da6b35f917befad1936940232c5a795e4dbde14583e2678733cef565257ec8973f4af593c7d18550eda7b8e86588eb90d8650711bf08e6231de24fbcfa0c1402
Homepage: http://www.busybox.net
Description: Tiny utilities for small and embedded systems
Description-md5: b7707908219c331294f3f9e8d926a9dc