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

Last updated: May 05,2024

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

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


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "sudo" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall sudo 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 sudo package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: sudo
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.9.9-1ubuntu2.4
Priority: important
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Sudo Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2508
Depends: libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libc6 (>= 2.34), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0.2), libpam-modules, lsb-base
Conflicts: sudo-ldap
Replaces: sudo-ldap
Filename: pool/main/s/sudo/sudo_1.9.9-1ubuntu2.4_amd64.deb
Size: 820584
MD5sum: 47ba5a9120282af2f9d3ca5595199e05
SHA1: df437fbf2d018005da46b705d0b43ec6256de0ca
SHA256: 42638252009ddc23e707dda08fad948c85ed925f2df8fdc1e3d8353d61a920f3
SHA512: 848f5ba5ef22b3b10039bb9fc51bf2b0934630a44621086c25fae47ebd4f7ac8e3821546a633d76481d3c66d8b65edcafd06cb1bff5131fd83e0bbd51307f5f1
Homepage: https://www.sudo.ws/
Description: Provide limited super user privileges to specific users
Description-md5: acd82d558698567df941afe9b1ac35df
Task: minimal, server-minimal

Package: sudo
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.9.9-1ubuntu2
Priority: important
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Sudo Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2504
Depends: libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libc6 (>= 2.34), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0.2), libpam-modules, lsb-base
Conflicts: sudo-ldap
Replaces: sudo-ldap
Filename: pool/main/s/sudo/sudo_1.9.9-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 820274
MD5sum: 4b174daa855fb95bfa585df9eb2874b5
SHA1: 01d72e294955f0cf578b5344272846c38dd4031e
SHA256: 869d850758d9223f3f6d5d2e31e1d3151034f47cfdb3220357255d2f2b81747e
SHA512: be66dbad8cf34a2cf1c9a4120a403a4a312bce687dea7cf60c1bdb3b53bd4e6408b97d2d8d64531aa9a9144aa972260742c3210f73169bbf8e4920f283dbcb8e
Homepage: https://www.sudo.ws/
Description: Provide limited super user privileges to specific users
Description-md5: acd82d558698567df941afe9b1ac35df
Task: minimal, server-minimal