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

Last updated: December 27,2024

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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install grep on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                grep
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "grep" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall grep on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


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

Package: grep
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.7-1build1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Essential: yes
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Anibal Monsalve Salazar
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 496
Provides: rgrep
Pre-Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libpcre3
Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.4) | install-info
Suggests: libpcre3 (>= 7.7)
Conflicts: rgrep
Filename: pool/main/g/grep/grep_3.7-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 155818
MD5sum: 72fcbe6aa2c18b540f59a1512ac62f14
SHA1: 83fa447af0f1f2c461731d62c1a3aa41ddec47cf
SHA256: 26d08b9c96962528c73c13b5c11f245b91e49edab15f73bf8705bad1472a0113
SHA512: e138549ab9643bc9af988c8ce3063e442e3d15e3f64460e6d4ac6ee8907166a96a0c166338ade30203ad78df4b99597d43cffe3510acd68e31ab044b21b6ef1b
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/grep/
Description: GNU grep, egrep and fgrep
Description-md5: f9188c5583d41955f3b3fe60b9d445f1
Task: minimal