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

Last updated: May 04,2024

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

Please follow the guidelines below to install fakeroot 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 "fakeroot" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall fakeroot on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


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

Package: fakeroot
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.28-1ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Clint Adams
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 220
Depends: libfakeroot (>= 1.28-1ubuntu1), libc6 (>= 2.34)
Filename: pool/main/f/fakeroot/fakeroot_1.28-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 60358
MD5sum: 49e045c42c4ef4b79714950f97dee147
SHA1: 41c26c942f43030e54c30acd8091e167a117b40e
SHA256: 6a08de63f375566d3d91b181ff01a5fb797a5ecd6720b2c28f11d8e32071933b
SHA512: 50f208d402455803a39487d683ba9e675e5a83a4a10450455176ae2d4626e0d8776ed16cc723c0c18c2b2706b4c9046da788af823ab1c7acddf056e0ad262009
Description: tool for simulating superuser privileges
Description-md5: db2730aa4872dbe27ff20c4aad3c5429
Task: ubuntustudio-video, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop