Install util-linux on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install util-linux
Learn how to install util-linux with the command sudo apt-get install util-linux on Ubuntus.
Quick installation of util-linux Essential: yes:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: util-linux Essential: yes
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install util-linux Essential: yes
Package Details | |
| Package: | util-linux Essential: yes |
| Version: | 2.20.1-1ubuntu3.1 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://userweb.kernel.org/~kzak/util-linux/ |
| Description: | 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 partition your hard disk, view kernel messages, and create new filesystems. Multi-Arch: foreign Homepage: http://userweb.kernel.org/~kzak/util-linux/ |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | utils |
How to install util-linux Essential: yes on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If util-linux Essential: yes is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L util-linux Essential: yes' will give followin error.
Installing util-linux Essential: yes:
After system update use the following command to install util-linux Essential: yes:
sudo apt-get install util-linux Essential: yes
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove util-linux Essential: yes from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the util-linux Essential: yes from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the util-linux Essential: yes following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove util-linux Essential: yes
Following command is used to remove the util-linux Essential: yes package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove util-linux Essential: yes
This will remove util-linux Essential: yes and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing util-linux Essential: yes with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge util-linux Essential: yes
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove util-linux Essential: yes
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with util-linux Essential: yes package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.