How to Install and Uninstall util-linux Package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Last updated: September 20,2024

1. Install "util-linux" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install util-linux on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


    
        
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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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall util-linux on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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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 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: util-linux
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.39.1-4ubuntu2
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: 3417
Provides: hardlink
Pre-Depends: libblkid1 (>= 2.37.2), libc6 (>= 2.38), libcap-ng0 (>= 0.7.9), libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.1.0), libmount1 (>= 2.39.1), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~), libsmartcols1 (>= 2.38), libsystemd0, libtinfo6 (>= 6), libudev1 (>= 183), libuuid1 (>= 2.16), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Recommends: sensible-utils
Suggests: dosfstools, kbd, util-linux-extra, util-linux-locales
Conflicts: hardlink
Replaces: hardlink
Filename: pool/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.39.1-4ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 1118916
MD5sum: 4c5d220f7b3b27590bbd0322f854d4b5
SHA1: 54bb263a3aff4ad3dba50b15ce14f8941c51cbe0
SHA256: c4cea186d1e474b1b981236afd050d8110fca2f8921c2174f1b0b4c7ad988c0f
SHA512: 514137511dc9da25f5545fbc0770a59976a42929410b5feab9ad7b94ea6aad58af6e186e92384fbca8278a32b45c17182ded9d956e1c5fbc85ce79158c74809c
Homepage: https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/
Description: miscellaneous system utilities
Description-md5: 33d0291a69ffd307cfba295915df602a
Task: minimal, cloud-minimal