How to Install and Uninstall fortunes Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "fortunes" package

Please follow the instructions below to install fortunes on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall fortunes on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: fortunes
Architecture: all
Version: 1:1.99.1-7.3
Priority: optional
Section: universe/games
Source: fortune-mod
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Andrea Colangelo
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2597
Provides: fortune-cookie-db
Depends: fortunes-min
Recommends: fortune-mod (>= 9708-12)
Filename: pool/universe/f/fortune-mod/fortunes_1.99.1-7.3_all.deb
Size: 868192
MD5sum: 2ac68960eb8be54f90f2db11fdbd1aaf
SHA1: bd02325d02ebd81f1cf866d41ed9bccab5b62b92
SHA256: e7f67a0efe50d7eeaa5fc86f613dae04f59f6ef77a945fd0502fd96ea764d829
SHA512: 7136b4571d4542dd2b2f1fed258426d7ae6d7b1016dfc60c43d713ad5e2d543948d0a48f04b0ee62fa8139819b9e85370db97f7a9dd752bf121d0a4fdacc72b3
Description: Data files containing fortune cookies
Description-md5: 0968b0a1488030ccf0daaabf21c179ab