How To Install util-linux on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install util-linux on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is util-linux
util-linux is:
This package contains a number of important utilities, most of which are oriented towards maintenance of your system. Some of the more important utilities included in this package allow you to view kernel messages, create new filesystems, view block device information, interface with real time clock, etc. Task: minimal
Package: util-linux Architecture: amd64 Version: 2.34-0.1ubuntu9 Multi-Arch: foreign Priority: required Essential: yes Section: utils Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: LaMont Jones [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 4538 Pre-Depends: libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libblkid1 (>= 2.31.1), libc6 (>= 2.25), libcap-ng0 (>= 0.7.9), libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.1.0), libmount1 (>= 2.34), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libselinux1 (>= 2.6-3~), libsmartcols1 (>= 2.34), libsystemd0, libtinfo6 (>= 6), libudev1 (>= 183), libuuid1 (>= 2.16), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4) Depends: login (>= 1:4.5-1.1~) Suggests: dosfstools, kbd | console-tools, util-linux-locales Breaks: bash-completion (« 1:2.8), grml-debootstrap (« 0.68), mount (« 2.29.2-3~), s390-tools (« 2.2.0-1~), setpriv (« 2.32.1-0.2~), sysvinit-utils (« 2.88dsf-59.4~) Replaces: bash-completion (« 1:2.8), initscripts (« 2.88dsf-59.2~), login (« 1:4.5-1.1~), mount (« 2.29.2-3~), s390-tools (« 2.2.0-1~), setpriv (« 2.32.1-0.2~), sysvinit-utils (« 2.88dsf-59.1~) Filename: pool/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.34-0.1ubuntu9_amd64.deb Size: 1020452 MD5sum: cde183118587efe604b819d99938b81b SHA1: b59e95f3cf66c6d8218943790cf722e7a165d667 SHA256: 6f02d310d96302e6855a468cc93a6c5d7a03b03483d2bea67faaf0d1e0bfbc1c Description-en: miscellaneous system utilities This package contains a number of important utilities, most of which are oriented towards maintenance of your system. Some of the more important utilities included in this package allow you to view kernel messages, create new filesystems, view block device information, interface with real time clock, etc. Task: minimal
There are three methods to install util-linux on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install util-linux Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install util-linux using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install util-linux
Install util-linux Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install util-linux using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install util-linux
Install util-linux Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install util-linux using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install util-linux
How To Uninstall util-linux on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the util-linux package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove util-linux
Uninstall util-linux And Its Dependencies
To uninstall util-linux and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove util-linux
Remove util-linux Configurations and Data
To remove util-linux configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge util-linux
Remove util-linux configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove util-linux configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge util-linux
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install util-linux package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.