How to Install and Uninstall update-manager Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 03,2024

1. Install "update-manager" package

This tutorial shows how to install update-manager on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                update-manager
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "update-manager" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall update-manager on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


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

Package: update-manager
Architecture: all
Version: 1:20.10.6
Priority: optional
Section: gnome
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1040
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.2~), dconf-gsettings-backend | gsettings-backend, update-manager-core (= 1:20.10.6), libgtk3-perl, python3-aptdaemon.gtk3widgets (>= 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu13) | synaptic, policykit-1, python3-dbus, python3-gi (>= 3.8), python3-yaml, gir1.2-gtk-3.0, gir1.2-snapd-1, ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk, update-notifier, gnome-shell | policykit-1-gnome | polkit-kde-agent-1 | lxpolkit | lxqt-policykit | mate-polkit | polkit-1-auth-agent
Recommends: software-properties-gtk (>= 0.71.2), python3-launchpadlib
Suggests: gir1.2-dbusmenu-glib-0.4, gir1.2-unity-5.0
Breaks: update-notifier (<< 3.177)
Filename: pool/main/u/update-manager/update-manager_20.10.6_all.deb
Size: 551184
MD5sum: 98fc10769ff034ecab088761ca188e9f
SHA1: 40893b2dffa25742e145cb15ecb793593edda786
SHA256: bb96a683b33980701e2d72a8c38b94c4b9846bbd91c9ae10e10e17ab01b7d567
SHA512: 5a96797e8da4215794087a92a24b9eb985b9e51d31b70ef7bd9d34c923ef145d8ed5ccdf27e1ed7a6f74569d50dc94e2b07df44ad9257f020f6681980a816c95
Description-en: GNOME application that manages apt updates
This is the GNOME apt update manager. It checks for updates and lets the user
choose which to install.
Description-md5: 590b36e19703392a6fe86ceaa8467c85
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop

Package: update-manager
Architecture: all
Version: 1:20.10.1
Priority: optional
Section: gnome
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1040
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.2~), dconf-gsettings-backend | gsettings-backend, update-manager-core (= 1:20.10.1), libgtk3-perl, python3-aptdaemon.gtk3widgets (>= 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu13) | synaptic, policykit-1, python3-dbus, python3-gi (>= 3.8), python3-yaml, gir1.2-gtk-3.0, gir1.2-snapd-1, ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk, update-notifier, gnome-shell | policykit-1-gnome | polkit-kde-agent-1 | lxpolkit | lxqt-policykit | mate-polkit | polkit-1-auth-agent
Recommends: software-properties-gtk (>= 0.71.2), python3-launchpadlib
Suggests: gir1.2-dbusmenu-glib-0.4, gir1.2-unity-5.0
Breaks: update-notifier (<< 3.177)
Filename: pool/main/u/update-manager/update-manager_20.10.1_all.deb
Size: 551232
MD5sum: d618cc18aa8f1c8bd2b1046c046de06a
SHA1: a9a2a5be657f38569d189b598402f288656e71c8
SHA256: 7f5b9efe60d485b5d5bf3ac1d36067dac4977123ca265b2b201621fb3141d1fb
SHA512: a06204d3bcdf82cdb1abbc87ea43ca6b999e605676a411b2cc9d962b824343a1ca27db4fd402a044884149bc68874a4d4bff0daa55f992b2c2e04af7229e5086
Description-en: GNOME application that manages apt updates
This is the GNOME apt update manager. It checks for updates and lets the user
choose which to install.
Description-md5: 590b36e19703392a6fe86ceaa8467c85
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop