How to Install and Uninstall fortunes Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: May 11,2024

1. Install "fortunes" package

Please follow the guidance below to install fortunes on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


    
        
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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 guidance below to uninstall fortunes on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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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 11 (Bullseye)

Package: fortunes
Source: fortune-mod
Version: 1:1.99.1-7.1
Installed-Size: 2607
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_1.99.1-7.1_all.deb
Size: 860716
MD5sum: d59f564d61a94f55c9aec3b8eeebb0a1
SHA256: c3f9c81fcbe44b370356be8aae634af51ea4183e1230ef38f4d295f1ec35da9a