How to Install and Uninstall init Package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "init" package

Please follow the instructions below to install init on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall init on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                init
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the init package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: init
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.65.2ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: important
Section: metapackages
Source: init-system-helpers
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian systemd Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 13
Pre-Depends: systemd-sysv
Filename: pool/main/i/init-system-helpers/init_1.65.2ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 5508
MD5sum: ebf73574192e129b85c56add9b996f09
SHA1: e3c0fd4571ef9058cfd821edadf770bb36cbdbf5
SHA256: 5f0004195fc703e64fc39c62ba7027cf84fa608a3ca1bbd1836ca57f37c08e3b
SHA512: ce7ac0af353d21bfcc0268848eaaddfe45b3fff64a02ceb90961b3f11d7f86cb9ab60ede68102f873d4fe9b618c99f1fa9d4c1fa55b240e30817dc45715f1646
Description: metapackage ensuring an init system is installed
Description-md5: 12a082503782e774ffe62fa80de49eb6
Task: minimal
Important: yes