How to Install and Uninstall ubuntu-minimal Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: December 24,2024

You can also install and uninstall the ubuntu-minimal 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 "ubuntu-minimal" package

Please follow the steps below to install ubuntu-minimal on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ubuntu-minimal
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ubuntu-minimal" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall ubuntu-minimal on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


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

Package: ubuntu-minimal
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.481.1
Priority: important
Section: metapackages
Source: ubuntu-meta
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 53
Depends: adduser, apt, apt-utils, console-setup, debconf, debconf-i18n, e2fsprogs, eject, init, iproute2, iputils-ping, isc-dhcp-client, kbd, kmod, less, locales, lsb-release, mawk, mount, netbase, netcat-openbsd, netplan.io, passwd, procps, python3, sensible-utils, sudo, tzdata, ubuntu-advantage-tools, ubuntu-keyring, udev, vim-tiny, whiptail
Recommends: rsyslog, usrmerge
Filename: pool/main/u/ubuntu-meta/ubuntu-minimal_1.481.1_amd64.deb
Size: 2792
MD5sum: bf9b8cf11d9866d0957da4b7edb964fd
SHA1: 2728254376888ac3b0a3bd89e7b8704433b7e5ec
SHA256: 5bd048e3e5983f41c44c843ccf68b5a417130584385741abe45501e8f8050ece
SHA512: 98f4a29974ad39a9beafe747a7c50b07a47c983aa152171add119d2ee0bb86912a8ee4a8004cfc08407513ce419669f47d9a6fc8db60e9e6e9567facba989a96
Description: Minimal core of Ubuntu
Description-md5: 790932f14543314e43c3705a3451df24
Task: minimal

Package: ubuntu-minimal
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.481
Priority: important
Section: metapackages
Source: ubuntu-meta
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 53
Depends: adduser, apt, apt-utils, console-setup, debconf, debconf-i18n, e2fsprogs, eject, init, iproute2, iputils-ping, isc-dhcp-client, kbd, kmod, less, locales, lsb-release, mawk, mount, netbase, netcat-openbsd, netplan.io, passwd, procps, python3, sensible-utils, sudo, tzdata, ubuntu-advantage-tools, ubuntu-keyring, udev, vim-tiny, whiptail
Recommends: rsyslog, usrmerge
Filename: pool/main/u/ubuntu-meta/ubuntu-minimal_1.481_amd64.deb
Size: 2866
MD5sum: 92ff914dcffe0024f2a920d5cdc899a2
SHA1: a9f72b8e37d160fda8da8939d8e7602410139112
SHA256: 9bf674d438acf0f1493e2e3b0ba0653b59dc5487bfa6c1d1d669823e4ba1edec
SHA512: 07212564e7be45434178c3948105030e77b4d407b4e5d7f2cb713a701e6d5cb464e87fedf537fb4a889b041b6655697109ff7cb8f30904af5c3049db95bdcbee
Description: Minimal core of Ubuntu
Description-md5: 790932f14543314e43c3705a3451df24
Task: minimal