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

Last updated: April 25,2024

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

Learn how to install makedev on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall makedev on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


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

Package: makedev
Architecture: all
Version: 2.3.1-95
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 99
Depends: base-passwd (>= 3.0.4)
Conflicts: udev (<= 0.024-7)
Filename: pool/universe/m/makedev/makedev_2.3.1-95_all.deb
Size: 27038
MD5sum: d5108d730c3ce1515d15a08d43d536b3
SHA1: fbd95eaa0a363e33d51c8c9533503b772de3959e
SHA256: 1c184ec3adf86c8616734dac6ab0a6c3346a7b998108b11f00b1e04553496e5a
SHA512: ed7be057ccda5248a0d5c43e81e86a9fbcb7ec0531b01f1ca7e450086e64564fba35ad4271c705f811b1599d71ba8b0e799e554f8df589ac97eec155a35ca2d7
Description: creates device files in /dev
Description-md5: 0d90ffc36746b1d25c5b125ef2221357