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

Last updated: May 16,2024

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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install keyutils on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "keyutils" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall keyutils on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


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

Package: keyutils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.6.1-2ubuntu3
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Christian Kastner
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 159
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libkeyutils1 (>= 1.6.1)
Filename: pool/main/k/keyutils/keyutils_1.6.1-2ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 50410
MD5sum: 84a5e7249c6f9f5b2e19106815a78668
SHA1: 68ed2fa1872536c46610d585790f7e43f65cb1eb
SHA256: 39da334791f57894fa13f680470e048383074b6c02aeb58e206033c5a3d0e925
SHA512: 4663d4ed122ec9c8c120cac1a41f61dd1367035d94f28e77571ac8b1b0808393f94a22b142e605f15a5a8acdd8aebb33a98230a78d691dd797cc448880dd4da5
Homepage: https://people.redhat.com/~dhowells/keyutils/
Description: Linux Key Management Utilities
Description-md5: 2d8745863e4f147ac2e1dded0b9fa058
Task: samba-server, ubuntu-live, xubuntu-live, lubuntu-live, ubuntustudio-dvd-live, ubuntukylin-live, ubuntu-mate-live, ubuntu-budgie-live