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

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "update-notifier" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install update-notifier on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                update-notifier
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "update-notifier" package

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


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

Package: update-notifier
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.192.1.12
Priority: optional
Section: gnome
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Michael Vogt
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 269
Depends: libappindicator3-1 (>= 0.2.92), libc6 (>= 2.7), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.49.2), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.0.0), libgudev-1.0-0 (>= 146), libjson-glib-1.0-0 (>= 0.13.4), libnotify4 (>= 0.7.0), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.18.0), dconf-gsettings-backend | gsettings-backend, update-notifier-common (= 3.192.1.12), python3-dbus, update-manager-gnome | update-manager (>= 1:17.04.3), ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk, notification-daemon, policykit-1
Recommends: apport-gtk (>= 2.8-0ubuntu3), python3-aptdaemon.gtk3widgets | synaptic (>= 0.75.12), software-properties-gtk, anacron, python3-aptdaemon
Filename: pool/main/u/update-notifier/update-notifier_3.192.1.12_amd64.deb
Size: 55960
MD5sum: 61911477b1cdafbd0cc79bc05117e1bf
SHA1: 8662cb2aabcab988b49d222d2ff435c7062c7907
SHA256: 9952964cc4ad80618a9b86250f850465e69c3f69dd2304d081d9d1e7d4d1e5e6
SHA512: 7abd2962211819e210f86100edc3c28fac8d5b6dfebd87e1eea5e28a8020771f5694967522ba3275581cdb25f8a1c6c3d02ab72ca8d8b905600680e2ebeaa751
Description: Daemon which notifies about package updates
Description-md5: 17a8ca38ec1439cd743e00edf3c9a926
Task: ubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop-share, lubuntu-gtk-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-qt-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 5y

Package: update-notifier
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.192
Priority: optional
Section: gnome
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Michael Vogt
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 243
Depends: libappindicator3-1 (>= 0.2.92), libc6 (>= 2.7), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.49.2), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.0.0), libgudev-1.0-0 (>= 146), libnotify4 (>= 0.7.0), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.18.0), dconf-gsettings-backend | gsettings-backend, update-notifier-common (= 3.192), python3-dbus, update-manager-gnome | update-manager (>= 1:17.04.3), ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk, notification-daemon, policykit-1
Recommends: apport-gtk (>= 2.8-0ubuntu3), python3-aptdaemon.gtk3widgets | synaptic (>= 0.75.12), software-properties-gtk, anacron, python3-aptdaemon
Filename: pool/main/u/update-notifier/update-notifier_3.192_amd64.deb
Size: 50044
MD5sum: de774c73d5305afa8bf46efa3ec33862
SHA1: 4ea4c8ab4c571c5b26f6f410b252fb6ba5dec46b
SHA256: 52271b3f54b3d890ca9a44fe4d758c48a6271d2fed624f59e1f68fd2920a1707
Description: Daemon which notifies about package updates
Description-md5: 17a8ca38ec1439cd743e00edf3c9a926
Task: ubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop-share, lubuntu-gtk-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-qt-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 5y