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

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "sysnews" package

Please follow the guidance below to install sysnews on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall sysnews on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


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

Package: sysnews
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.9-18
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 55
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4)
Conflicts: news
Replaces: news
Filename: pool/universe/s/sysnews/sysnews_0.9-18_amd64.deb
Size: 13004
MD5sum: 6652a4bc227b86073893e0257211c679
SHA1: 9906e5fe99f531305dfa5b642f8dde386073f597
SHA256: f3afeb30e4ea2d5abfb21f1d248eda67c4ecd6a1a2a9286070bf52e6fc25caf7
SHA512: f251f98c48dffd5c08dc49b405b94187e9345b08adaa8758174b862a817c6f6cf865c81a4221cc4156e76b17352683be602f4de144031c10d21fcc61094dcc11
Description-en: program to display system news
The news command keeps you informed of news concerning the system.
Each news item is contained in a separate file in the /var/lib/sysnews
directory. Anyone having write permission to this directory can create
a news file.
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NOTE: This command has nothing to do with USENET news. It's more like an
enhanced motd.
Description-md5: c282863a7fd634b63360a2517069518c