How to Install mingetty software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

How to Install mingetty software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

mingetty software package provides Console-only getty, you can install in your Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install mingetty 

mingetty is installed in your system.

Make ensure the mingetty package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep mingetty *

You will get with mingetty package name, version, architecture and description in a table

mingetty package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 14 04 lts trusty tahr
Section Administration Utilities
Package mingetty
Version 1.08-2
Description Console-only getty
Sub Section Admin


See Also, How to uninstall or remove mingetty software package from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)?