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

Last updated: May 17,2024

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

Please follow the steps below to install mingetty on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

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


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

Package: mingetty
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.08-4
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 38
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4)
Filename: pool/universe/m/mingetty/mingetty_1.08-4_amd64.deb
Size: 10356
MD5sum: 33dbe1a068a72ea1e001cda2bff8b8b6
SHA1: 7116c161f0897b020eeedb19b24f6100e1b60537
SHA256: f0a897ece42a41f5191ad9d6bd68df457b4f85f118333f90962c78e10f489b76
SHA512: 31b94d88eb3f428c6f2ff636e90b77c83c04166d2f328fd0dd787512c5ec1ec5d831dd02eb98cf6e25e36f78608d8a4d2ab154bb0fb0b71a6a6f3523080546b9
Description: Console-only getty
Description-md5: 0ab16e61804b3e3dd3d05fa683c9ef0b