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

Last updated: December 24,2024

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

This is a short guide on how to install minicom on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall minicom on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


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

Package: minicom
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.8-2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/comm
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Martin A. Godisch
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1046
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.33), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Recommends: lrzsz
Filename: pool/universe/m/minicom/minicom_2.8-2_amd64.deb
Size: 253336
MD5sum: 445afc625f33610ac08834752f65117a
SHA1: e8e05e10d94b047d455abe4f9e99191e2cefa48e
SHA256: defab53a8a5af7240a2b857806871d9ce7731043bafd38ad8ed4a268b1e644c2
SHA512: 5200a86c3e3348f12b5d6167c316fe34907dcc7f1dcb2f76b8438f752d978c4dbfcc3cbfa78ab96804d96e1d499319d418c8e8110529bb7b3c50e43cb12ebbe6
Homepage: https://salsa.debian.org/minicom-team/minicom
Description: Friendly menu driven serial communication program
Description-md5: 3ce1c5251a28c8f9b5a9d1d702f7501e