How to Install and Uninstall fortunes Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "fortunes" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install fortunes on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                fortunes
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "fortunes" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall fortunes on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                fortunes
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the fortunes package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: fortunes
Source: fortune-mod
Version: 1:1.99.1-7
Installed-Size: 2550
Maintainer: Andrea Colangelo
Architecture: all
Provides: fortune-cookie-db
Depends: fortunes-min
Recommends: fortune-mod (>= 9708-12)
Description: Data files containing fortune cookies
Description-md5: 0968b0a1488030ccf0daaabf21c179ab
Tag: game::toys, interface::commandline, role::data, role::program,
use::gameplaying, use::viewing, works-with::text
Section: games
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/f/fortune-mod/fortunes_1.99.1-7_all.deb
Size: 1117428
MD5sum: 70370c00568d9db69e4086ec638418a9
SHA256: 1970350b569d5b43efedc896502adbb67d2c74440d00854c77400206d4358cec