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

Last updated: January 10,2025

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

This guide covers the steps necessary to install cruft 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 "cruft" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall cruft 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 cruft package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: cruft
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.9.40
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Alexandre Detiste
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 137
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), file, cruft-common
Suggests: mailx, cruft-ng
Filename: pool/universe/c/cruft/cruft_0.9.40_amd64.deb
Size: 23708
MD5sum: 85331dcf9d82c43e8ad77658d1a4de22
SHA1: 8d6205bb34aea7c013ec505f691c6e4781d86162
SHA256: a2e9be8a5021d045a3a44a1012c0ad443003ece079bd1ca0bd7e230839e78339
SHA512: cf95ab6d729390892b88548dc51b2b4d90fc454ee030bfd5794482af42799c1002c9ab9403e1d3fa53775ddf8f95535cf9e36011839227a0c6cefecf3dd9dcf9
Description: program that finds any cruft built up on your system
Description-md5: b82572c40bbf709315ad577d4eb16ed2