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

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "screen" package

This is a short guide on how to install screen on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall screen on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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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 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: screen
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.9.0-4
Priority: optional
Section: misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Axel Beckert
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 995
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.1.0), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libtinfo6 (>= 6), libutempter0 (>= 1.1.5), debianutils (>= 5.3-1~)
Suggests: byobu | screenie | iselect (>= 1.4.0-1), ncurses-term
Filename: pool/main/s/screen/screen_4.9.0-4_amd64.deb
Size: 654754
MD5sum: 5662637aceb28922f95b27ad7730be5e
SHA1: cbed358ae84aa9fcb246ef8fa18332567824254e
SHA256: bf7fe995d4b949da89b0cdeeaa2ba1c2c06c2e03d4756bfd71694f9bc8567d4c
SHA512: 24c5e98784bb0b849ab1cd6c871b396b6bed06c937e306437bec87fae82c71b1fb0cf7097fe9a7c11b75048dc2e0aa3137414c2fa4ce7a5a0609d88a6bc6ee42
Homepage: https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/screen
Description: terminal multiplexer with VT100/ANSI terminal emulation
Description-md5: 2d86b86ed6058a04c540802e49312f40
Task: cloud-image, cloud-image, server, ubuntu-server-raspi