How to Install and Uninstall acpi-support Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 04,2024

1. Install "acpi-support" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install acpi-support on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                acpi-support
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "acpi-support" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall acpi-support on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                acpi-support
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the acpi-support package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: acpi-support
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.143build1
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core developers
Original-Maintainer: Bart Samwel
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 61
Depends: acpid (>= 1.0.4-1ubuntu4)
Recommends: toshset, wireless-tools
Conflicts: uswsusp (<= 0.2)
Filename: pool/main/a/acpi-support/acpi-support_0.143build1_amd64.deb
Size: 9794
MD5sum: b680af87131b4e2e48405f36a76137f6
SHA1: b97d3544550b2cef985355b30ea645def2346f10
SHA256: 4803c5434b26b39b2c88d192bb740d67ab91c3a61ad83377b67791068457c793
SHA512: 07efe028b56535f00b5585ec1e1db6be05f9d14691170012d37fa9ad896e3279632124514426e48626d5ccef8a92f4ff56f4edcf13fbed8eead0b24fb61346b7
Description-en: scripts for handling many ACPI events
This package contains scripts to react to various ACPI events. It only
includes scripts for events that can be supported with some level of
safety cross platform.
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It is able to:
* Detect loss and gain of AC power, lid closure, and the press of a
number of specific buttons (on Asus, IBM, Lenovo, Panasonic, Sony
and Toshiba laptops).
* Suspend, hibernate and resume the computer, with workarounds for
hardware that needs it.
* On some laptops, set screen brightness.
Description-md5: 3da3f1fdfeedd4b9182ff4fd508042a7
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi