How to Install and Uninstall acpi Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "acpi" package

This tutorial shows how to install acpi on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall acpi on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                acpi
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the acpi package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: acpi
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.7-1.1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Acpi Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 43
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7)
Filename: pool/universe/a/acpi/acpi_1.7-1.1_amd64.deb
Size: 12868
MD5sum: d281a2795d7d67b7bf4421c8942a9677
SHA1: 211e006d28402507d9126fa56e47c8744ac087ae
SHA256: bab61555f640b021f8b77aca6ceb335f2bb81c3d5e86f17b9e23f79965dc2888
SHA512: 78277aa7059848dbbea06f4fbd67d842bb8caebd91d956b88d558645c98616e51202619abc3146d866f6d43e02fd167010d936d71ae4e2b5fec94d5ef0cd1d65
Homepage: http://sourceforge.net/projects/acpiclient
Description-en: displays information on ACPI devices
Attempts to replicate the functionality of the 'old' apm command on
ACPI systems, including battery and thermal information. Does not support
ACPI suspending, only displays information about ACPI devices.
Description-md5: db6ab4efac863dec3b47725e9bbd40ae