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

Last updated: May 06,2024

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

This guide covers the steps necessary to install mawk 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 "mawk" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall mawk 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 mawk package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: mawk
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.3.4.20200120-3
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Boyuan Yang
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 229
Provides: awk
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34)
Filename: pool/main/m/mawk/mawk_1.3.4.20200120-3_amd64.deb
Size: 103616
MD5sum: 6c8805bdceea1c0ef9cf1da13a212bf9
SHA1: ed4f01f0fc84a65faeca5eb99b5af1927b1fae98
SHA256: 73aea4eef18e9960e04ea2de58c3ee1bb552af6c1dc889ab33c6c896d3387c97
SHA512: cee15c47880a046d87941d0cd398933cc757ca68a2becc5ff64c9fcb1cb8a7b3b10513d5dad764f18aee2c164c515bd6c1569ebc6f6f138ed0a8dab6d193b0f2
Homepage: https://invisible-island.net/mawk/
Description: Pattern scanning and text processing language
Description-md5: 05965bfcd1a2333e963d9f1945d161fc
Task: minimal