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

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "slrn" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install slrn on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall slrn on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


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

Package: slrn
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.0.3+dfsg-4
Priority: optional
Section: universe/news
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Moritz Muehlenhoff
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1847
Provides: news-reader
Pre-Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libcanlock3 (>= 2b), libgnutls-openssl27 (>= 3.6.11-0), libgnutls30 (>= 3.6.5), libslang2 (>= 2.2.4), libuu0 (>= 0.5.20)
Suggests: slrnpull
Filename: pool/universe/s/slrn/slrn_1.0.3+dfsg-4_amd64.deb
Size: 497116
MD5sum: e4bf12393dafa58eb1f9e862e4106e45
SHA1: 7ab37f59f3ef05c6831ecdbfb8adb53eacef35d6
SHA256: 6716e4b335e06d2220614fcfdf17f5464f3ffc9361daf36d1d27f0550fce9308
SHA512: b9623cb161da053271c5e5f3fe23eff2ee1fbfc02283314ea45165aa3798b8ab39f745de6126f7c8ff9baa1721bea5e900199f43feb82ff4d98f08065175dedf
Homepage: http://slrn.sourceforge.net/
Description-en: threaded text-mode news reader
Slrn is a threaded news reader with color support that is designed to
read news fast over slow links.
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Slrn can read usenet news via NNTP or directly from a local news spool.
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Slrn can be heavily customized from its rc file, and even includes a
built in macro language. There is also support for killfiles and
article scoring.
Description-md5: f22a837ee31d5283b6f6e4c1cb3fd21e