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

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "sm" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install sm on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

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


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

Package: sm
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.25-2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/games
Source: screen-message
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Joachim Breitner
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 61
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libcairo2 (>= 1.2.4), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.14.0), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.9.12), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpangocairo-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0)
Filename: pool/universe/s/screen-message/sm_0.25-2_amd64.deb
Size: 14316
MD5sum: 7178acd82e85f05638f47ba7e8399adf
SHA1: 92ea94f6825bd76c0fc678c28d102875f269c38f
SHA256: 52506e14888ff8c681bf375d651a8f241c7d99b67e32f009e351cec18e60a89c
SHA512: 45485103f663aa5f2684b1fcbc4c0d945eebe49a47157e21951585e01d1f8bff2a05b3ba66ae6df3a281f5df14e9a70fec5557078b7636fc307392184ae58086
Description-en: Displays a short text fullscreen
Screen Message will display a given multi-line message as large as
possible, fullscreen and black on white. You can specify the text either
when launching sm, or edit it while the program is running.
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It is useful to send messages across a room, e.g. during an university
lecture. For fast startup, it is recommended to bind it to a key in your
Desktop Environment.
Description-md5: 91fe8f689d157fbba591713d7e201f4d