How To Install lsb on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install lsb on Ubuntu 22.04. lsb is Linux Standard Base support package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lsb on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is lsb

lsb is:

The Linux Standard Base (http://www.linuxbase.org/) is a standard core system that third-party applications written for Linux can depend upon.

This package provides an implementation of only the printing and core modules of the Linux Standard Base for Ubuntu. Recent versions of Ubuntu do not implement the full LSB interfaces; this package is provided only for compatibility with third-party printer driver packages which depend on the lsb package.

The intent of this package is to provide a best current practice way of installing and running LSB packages on Debian GNU/Linux. Its presence does not imply that Ubuntu fully complies with the Linux Standard Base, and should not be construed as a statement that Ubuntu is LSB-compliant.

There are three methods to install lsb on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install lsb Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install lsb using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lsb

Install lsb Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install lsb using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lsb

Install lsb 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 lsb using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lsb

How To Uninstall lsb on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the lsb package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lsb

Uninstall lsb And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lsb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lsb

Remove lsb Configurations and Data

To remove lsb configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lsb

Remove lsb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove lsb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lsb

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lsb package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.