How To Install lsb-release on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lsb-release on Ubuntu.
What is lsb-release
lsb-release is:
The Linux Standard Base (http://www.linuxbase.org/) is a standard core system that third-party applications written for Linux can depend upon.
The lsb-release command is a simple tool to help identify the Linux distribution being used and its compliance with the Linux Standard Base. LSB conformance will not be reported unless the required metapackages are installed.
While it is intended for use by LSB packages, this command may also be useful for programmatically distinguishing between a pure Debian installation and derived distributions.
There are three methods to install lsb-release on Ubuntu. 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-release 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-release using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lsb-release
Install lsb-release Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lsb-release using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lsb-release
Install lsb-release 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-release using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lsb-release
How To Uninstall lsb-release on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the lsb-release package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lsb-release
Uninstall lsb-release And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lsb-release and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lsb-release
Remove lsb-release Configurations and Data
To remove lsb-release configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lsb-release
Remove lsb-release configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lsb-release configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lsb-release
Dependencies
lsb-release have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lsb-release package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.