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

Last updated: January 10,2025

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

This tutorial shows how to install rcm on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall rcm on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


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

Package: rcm
Architecture: all
Version: 1.3.4-1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Benjamin Barenblat
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 65
Filename: pool/universe/r/rcm/rcm_1.3.4-1_all.deb
Size: 23240
MD5sum: 6ee123b6c63a7b554ecbf78204a87eb2
SHA1: a9671fc4123f18734a030b550dee220082302652
SHA256: fa33fa818818754db1dd749b6c96b10e3651fcc36058469d4df7beee21c086ad
SHA512: 049861796940f1d3e95dc43be47e24a4b6a2c94a6487757dd9b2c59d90adc02bdb86c8e6477e5109bc9fe786984aca424b916d59eddb7e49b4f8890a20c8cbe4
Homepage: https://github.com/thoughtbot/rcm
Description: tool to manage rc files (dotfiles)
Description-md5: 4691379cc2624b613523b50e67d8bb2a