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

Last updated: April 25,2024

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

Please follow the steps below to install file 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 "file" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall file 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 file package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: file
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:5.41-3ubuntu0.1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: standard
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Christoph Biedl
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 84
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libmagic1 (= 1:5.41-3ubuntu0.1)
Breaks: debhelper (<< 12.2~)
Filename: pool/main/f/file/file_5.41-3ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
Size: 21524
MD5sum: 68bb14a3c2b596c8ac7f5f351a4e8e07
SHA1: 0fad056a0a4f3e4e908e200846033792f5b59b26
SHA256: b63b48e8b32c6f0fce5ad37d5ec3269cbbdc8feed13170aae1f416a43ebe898b
SHA512: a846a8e5a20d24e007ac0eb34f9ab8a4af54b06da2b5058239dc71dc2e1fefb2b959041d50d2343b46cae0cb26a6e9cd73b1ac51b169b23740d0c8b343c60ad2
Homepage: https://www.darwinsys.com/file/
Description: Recognize the type of data in a file using "magic" numbers
Description-md5: 5d23749cc510bff3ff8aca8793a9803e
Task: standard

Package: file
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:5.41-3
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: standard
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Christoph Biedl
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 83
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libmagic1 (= 1:5.41-3)
Breaks: debhelper (<< 12.2~)
Filename: pool/main/f/file/file_5.41-3_amd64.deb
Size: 21518
MD5sum: 70b8ab9fe1793e556d9dcda6ddce75c4
SHA1: f9d25c8972208b054e6a22ec77c59a11abb060fb
SHA256: d8b53217d0be8c758e398efbb11457a5c351d39749c0544a8b833bd7075812fe
SHA512: a7dfcaa6679a272e60ea98b79a81cfa568722b7e8fea3072699a0c0b6d0c63bc77af4d677bdf7ad60695dadd265a5736432fe61d9274bb028e4967e7b6d4f9c7
Homepage: https://www.darwinsys.com/file/
Description: Recognize the type of data in a file using "magic" numbers
Description-md5: 5d23749cc510bff3ff8aca8793a9803e
Task: standard