How To Install errno on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install errno on Ubuntu 22.04. errno is transitional dummy package for moreutils

Introduction

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

What is `errno`

errno is:

This is a transitional dummy package to provide upgrades to the moreutils' package, which contains the errno’ utility. It can safely be removed.

There are three methods to install errno 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 errno Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install errno

Install errno Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install errno

Install errno 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 errno using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install errno

How To Uninstall errno on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove errno

Uninstall errno And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove errno

Remove errno Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge errno

Remove errno configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge errno

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Summary

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