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

Last updated: December 23,2024

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

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


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall screen on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


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

Package: screen
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.9.0-1
Priority: optional
Section: misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Axel Beckert
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1005
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.1.0), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libtinfo6 (>= 6), libutempter0 (>= 1.1.5)
Suggests: byobu | screenie | iselect (>= 1.4.0-1), ncurses-term
Filename: pool/main/s/screen/screen_4.9.0-1_amd64.deb
Size: 671524
MD5sum: 6a1b36afb80c9bb2e3b2e6eb9bf203ed
SHA1: 08d0754bba388677aaf258b4e597b793e95c6c98
SHA256: db1cd4057f964893305f8860c7bbf47fd5aa6965f9df16733d2d6fac70b6def0
SHA512: ad08f469c476b82b955a79af7b46e1b66e8ddbd00c897af348cb260d9ae7f786a392f3e16b86a18668e85a9acfe8a6e9a02727726019fef8ad1846fbb02ecf64
Homepage: https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/screen
Description: terminal multiplexer with VT100/ANSI terminal emulation
Description-md5: 2d86b86ed6058a04c540802e49312f40
Task: cloud-image, ubuntu-wsl, server, ubuntu-server-raspi