How to Install and Uninstall busybox Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "busybox" package

Please follow the instructions below to install busybox on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall busybox on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                busybox
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the busybox package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: busybox
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Install System Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 708
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.16)
Conflicts: busybox-static
Breaks: initramfs-tools (<< 0.99)
Replaces: busybox-static
Filename: pool/universe/b/busybox/busybox_1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4_amd64.deb
Size: 378240
MD5sum: 4a87a5241eff20a114b8ab6a88f9cbb4
SHA1: ba93ea126720c2c07945aeaa8370c50e32e21503
SHA256: f02499ceb1a958cd0336e6c7a14cc37a57560a92580102a36326ed421373a2bb
SHA512: b111577f42afb19ffca20ba0aa6e862c22af554c88b2cb43177f69b867d89a15f1341931f36d23c293e3a01630e4a860104fb48161f92295c544974c0327d4db
Homepage: http://www.busybox.net
Description-en: Tiny utilities for small and embedded systems
BusyBox combines tiny versions of many common UNIX utilities into a single
small executable. It provides minimalist replacements for the most common
utilities you would usually find on your desktop system (i.e., ls, cp, mv,
mount, tar, etc.). The utilities in BusyBox generally have fewer options than
their full-featured GNU cousins; however, the options that are included
provide the expected functionality and behave very much like their GNU
counterparts.
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This package installs the BusyBox binary but does not install
symlinks for any of the supported utilities. Some of the utilities
can be used in the system by installing the busybox-syslogd,
busybox-udhcpc or busybox-udhcpd packages.
Description-md5: b7707908219c331294f3f9e8d926a9dc

Package: busybox
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 707
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Install System Team
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1
Replaces: busybox-static
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.16)
Conflicts: busybox-static
Breaks: initramfs-tools (<< 0.99)
Filename: pool/universe/b/busybox/busybox_1.22.0-15ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 377400
MD5sum: d54f377781dc4b59d2c06fe2f100f5e1
SHA1: 0e88614e9b3fa9c7432a3f9b9ebcc3e0c39b9398
SHA256: 77984a99f459d743d2feff3dbd8c6fee346a2510f632c8db96a66153752c7375
Description-en: Tiny utilities for small and embedded systems
BusyBox combines tiny versions of many common UNIX utilities into a single
small executable. It provides minimalist replacements for the most common
utilities you would usually find on your desktop system (i.e., ls, cp, mv,
mount, tar, etc.). The utilities in BusyBox generally have fewer options than
their full-featured GNU cousins; however, the options that are included
provide the expected functionality and behave very much like their GNU
counterparts.
.
This package installs the BusyBox binary but does not install
symlinks for any of the supported utilities. Some of the utilities
can be used in the system by installing the busybox-syslogd,
busybox-udhcpc or busybox-udhcpd packages.
Description-md5: b7707908219c331294f3f9e8d926a9dc
Homepage: http://www.busybox.net
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu