How to Install and Uninstall debian-security-support Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 03,2024

You can also install and uninstall the debian-security-support 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 "debian-security-support" package

This guide let you learn how to install debian-security-support on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "debian-security-support" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall debian-security-support 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 debian-security-support package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: debian-security-support
Architecture: all
Version: 1:12+2022.02.07
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Holger Levsen
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 154
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, adduser, gettext-base
Filename: pool/universe/d/debian-security-support/debian-security-support_12+2022.02.07_all.deb
Size: 23754
MD5sum: 74fa077748603b0622ddf017b7a6dacc
SHA1: ea470f36f4a55c65b9b3ee1a053b44e1c76bc978
SHA256: 8846a6f8fac4ea7e46f2b2bc8458d32b6801aa0bbc57aa8e556d6d8109836faa
SHA512: 4bfff6a3b32e0c1a16b22fc17c1136178bad674a01b35fce1c755ac495fa45b0eec5dc210e0c2079f1d079b747e170515e84b2daa36ac9d3e7b10198b70d56d1
Description: Debian security support coverage checker
Description-md5: 12ffce3ff2b1f544b0063de409234b9b