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

Last updated: January 22,2025

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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install perforate on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

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


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

Package: perforate
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.2-5.1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Amaya Rodrigo Sastre
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 42
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4)
Filename: pool/universe/p/perforate/perforate_1.2-5.1_amd64.deb
Size: 13290
MD5sum: 0c78fd48ffa86bd899a0f0c5b5854163
SHA1: 6fbe62abfc250152efc86a81632827d49f0b03db
SHA256: baba8be1ac81d8775578762592b23609b3d6c3d0053082973f6a649646e2ac6b
SHA512: 61e091d922d2d98cb9e9f8c4e00849c153f44108cba0c2f2a9577348f7ff73177d908a1ce97d181f4a37ce5ebafadf3aef9e827205f6caf32077c9189bd2be2a
Homepage: http://perforate-linux.sf.net
Description: Utilities to save disk space
Description-md5: f12c66d8427be49df567b504dc826195