How to Install and Uninstall root-tail Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: January 23,2025

You can also install and uninstall the root-tail 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 "root-tail" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                root-tail
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "root-tail" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall root-tail on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


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

Package: root-tail
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.3-2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 58
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libx11-6, libxfixes3
Filename: pool/universe/r/root-tail/root-tail_1.3-2_amd64.deb
Size: 18980
MD5sum: 65fcd4051e127ee7957418869cead78e
SHA1: fa24e90a3f9944db78c0fd0ae0a25a01b1686be0
SHA256: 48bb23261946cb86768d794f934d0112466248586f894bd30e96f059ae841dfe
SHA512: bd4db9e0ac16ca65ce1591fa68ff96392d1747af7e18b82d6d2cbbad52f202ef9582e1762e2feeeecf40b5e3706985b7192e2a88ae267aa9d4216fdfa330d9e8
Homepage: http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/root-tail.html
Description: Displays select log files in the X root window
Description-md5: 4809f51e22e0770267fe710f97f8f965