How to Install and Uninstall apt-config-auto-update Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: February 17,2025

1. Install "apt-config-auto-update" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install apt-config-auto-update on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                apt-config-auto-update
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "apt-config-auto-update" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall apt-config-auto-update on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                apt-config-auto-update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the apt-config-auto-update package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: apt-config-auto-update
Architecture: all
Version: 2.0.0-2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Source: pk-update-icon
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klumpp
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 16
Breaks: update-notifier-common (<= 0.99.3debian11~)
Replaces: update-notifier-common (<= 0.99.3debian11~)
Filename: pool/universe/p/pk-update-icon/apt-config-auto-update_2.0.0-2_all.deb
Size: 2726
MD5sum: 11c5936a8d1dfbd540bb300bc998b78c
SHA1: 336895866eb8bdcc4b001bdf84cd9f5ac4cb7655
SHA256: 5d0acc975c1d197e8d85e1c1a2bf6b48fc8b32ad4a6f10510c03cd1813ec4f54
Homepage: https://code.guido-berhoerster.org/projects/pk-update-icon/
Description: Apt configuration for automatic cache updates
Description-md5: 34f7f0a7b0db6e7ef1e39120ef50175a