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

Last updated: December 24,2024

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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install mgetty 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 "mgetty" package

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


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

Package: mgetty
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.2.1-1.1
Priority: extra
Section: universe/comm
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Andreas Barth
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 329
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), logrotate (>= 3.5.4-1), dpkg (>= 1.15.4) | install-info
Suggests: mgetty-fax
Conflicts: mgetty-docs (<= 1.1.30-6)
Replaces: mgetty-docs
Filename: pool/universe/m/mgetty/mgetty_1.2.1-1.1_amd64.deb
Size: 141464
MD5sum: aba6988218eaaa1d8e5025e990142aef
SHA1: 9588466433e608700ee86479b1ca37039136b473
SHA256: 8b5a8222b70ed61be7e3afd0a1d457f025efb2359eceb2ad252d3ad0f7fa86fe
SHA512: f261f99e55b96f53e214fd2ea3c6645cefe75576f74827825fd029d0d5e428ae2eeae29fa5f1c2a22f3270ea990dd9ca77f1022d80bcc2f29684c3142f216c7d
Homepage: http://mgetty.greenie.net/
Description: Smart Modem getty replacement
Description-md5: c471e309a8d6f0abb1365c20109ee425