How to Install and Uninstall cowsay Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "cowsay" package

Please follow the steps below to install cowsay on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall cowsay on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                cowsay
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cowsay package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: cowsay
Architecture: all
Version: 3.03+dfsg2-7
Priority: optional
Section: universe/games
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: James McDonald
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 91
Depends: libtext-charwidth-perl, perl:any
Suggests: filters, cowsay-off
Filename: pool/universe/c/cowsay/cowsay_3.03+dfsg2-7_all.deb
Size: 18496
MD5sum: 33a231dc2dc2c6451e4a9054d282c290
SHA1: a7bb4aa26768655125f6f492d76845a62f8ebd32
SHA256: 32ae51b8b083be2093f8a539062cba5cb1e0d305ff9936e8f36531a476cd32e3
Homepage: https://web.archive.org/web/20120527202447/http://www.nog.net/~tony/warez/cowsay.shtml
Description: configurable talking cow
Description-md5: c312f9ae79aed8150f991fcfa3df1a03