How to Install and Uninstall util-linux Package on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)

Last updated: February 17,2025

1. Install "util-linux" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install util-linux on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                util-linux
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "util-linux" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall util-linux on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                util-linux
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the util-linux package on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)

Package: util-linux
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.38-4ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Essential: yes
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: util-linux packagers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3401
Provides: hardlink
Pre-Depends: libblkid1 (>= 2.37.2), libc6 (>= 2.34), libcap-ng0 (>= 0.7.9), libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.1.0), libmount1 (>= 2.38), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~), libsmartcols1 (>= 2.38), libsystemd0, libtinfo6 (>= 6), libudev1 (>= 183), libuuid1 (>= 2.16), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Depends: util-linux-extra
Suggests: dosfstools, kbd, util-linux-locales
Conflicts: hardlink
Replaces: hardlink
Filename: pool/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.38-4ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 1069278
MD5sum: a8b52e668e5586c48b5b10b028c48451
SHA1: eb777414631519f91160abcccc97be05849bc67d
SHA256: 12608b3325be39050e846714f3e5797cc701f98dfd716a076d9729b2fe2a57b7
SHA512: e2c46d1743d58ca9fa264b91ed3cda2fb5df9d12108b4511326d9c1323f30589ef8fedbd0908074c7b961a403cab511414c4f86ecf271986f1aaf30a20a9de80
Homepage: https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/
Description: miscellaneous system utilities
Description-md5: 33d0291a69ffd307cfba295915df602a
Task: minimal