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

Last updated: May 08,2024

1. Install "update-notifier-common" package

This is a short guide on how to install update-notifier-common on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                update-notifier-common
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "update-notifier-common" package

Learn how to uninstall update-notifier-common on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


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

Package: update-notifier-common
Architecture: all
Version: 3.192.34.1
Priority: optional
Section: gnome
Source: update-notifier
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Michael Vogt
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1127
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2), apt (>= 1.1~)
Depends: python3:any, python3-apt, python3-dbus, python3-debian, python3-debconf | debconf (<< 1.5.64~), patch, update-manager-core (>= 1:17.04.2)
Recommends: libpam-modules (>= 1.0.1-9ubuntu3)
Suggests: policykit-1
Replaces: update-notifier (<< 0.75.1)
Filename: pool/main/u/update-notifier/update-notifier-common_3.192.34.1_all.deb
Size: 124532
MD5sum: 24ddbf0ac49085c446b1c5020a0230b2
SHA1: 60d247155a45e65cce38ef7035a7bb943dca42ee
SHA256: 288590016b746c35dcb971717d546002a4d663f99427a704ecc125eaddab94dd
SHA512: c8a413f172ddbca72ed6ee57855f27a26c8fdb52c3b5a8b5c55e1084c3fb31007c1d5ceee64c4133feb145e62e6f85cd35d1f2f0cebc11c69dbbce191811765e
Description-en: Files shared between update-notifier and other packages
Apt setup files and reboot notification scripts shared between
update-notifier and other packages, notably for server use cases.
Description-md5: 9e55b33c0bb042acf203440099a61649
Task: server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, server-raspi, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop

Package: update-notifier-common
Architecture: all
Version: 3.192.34
Priority: optional
Section: gnome
Source: update-notifier
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Michael Vogt
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1394
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2), apt (>= 1.1~)
Depends: python3:any, python3-apt, python3-dbus, python3-debian, python3-debconf | debconf (<< 1.5.64~), patch, update-manager-core (>= 1:17.04.2)
Recommends: libpam-modules (>= 1.0.1-9ubuntu3)
Suggests: policykit-1
Replaces: update-notifier (<< 0.75.1)
Filename: pool/main/u/update-notifier/update-notifier-common_3.192.34_all.deb
Size: 163088
MD5sum: 66d2d06bddcfb2a1f5967a04733270a5
SHA1: 2dd90ed035b4cec8301d782617599fcf5085b907
SHA256: 1c688c4d8826f63bd01dea9a52d319a0c708dbbbc69b23ff8b61afac90d4b595
SHA512: 12e2ee85448497bc0bb131273c76ff4b759ac7ea750cc4721fdf4ec57e7dd30c4e8bf81d319bf7c29b7fe08d921f1a3af2b6b51ccdf99e2fc954a7ed87580ae9
Description-en: Files shared between update-notifier and other packages
Apt setup files and reboot notification scripts shared between
update-notifier and other packages, notably for server use cases.
Description-md5: 9e55b33c0bb042acf203440099a61649
Task: server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, server-raspi, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop