How to Install and Uninstall update-notifier Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "update-notifier" package

This tutorial shows how to install update-notifier on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall update-notifier on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


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

Package: update-notifier
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.192.45
Priority: optional
Section: gnome
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Michael Vogt
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 284
Depends: libayatana-appindicator3-1 (>= 0.2.92), libc6 (>= 2.33), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.49.2), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.0.0), libgudev-1.0-0 (>= 146), libjson-glib-1.0-0 (>= 1.5.2), libnotify4 (>= 0.7.0), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.18.0), dconf-gsettings-backend | gsettings-backend, update-notifier-common (= 3.192.45), python3-dbus, ubuntu-drivers-common, update-manager-gnome | update-manager (>= 1:17.04.3), ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk, gnome-shell | notification-daemon, policykit-1
Recommends: apport-gtk (>= 2.8-0ubuntu3), python3-aptdaemon.gtk3widgets | synaptic (>= 0.75.12), software-properties-gtk, python3-aptdaemon
Filename: pool/main/u/update-notifier/update-notifier_3.192.45_amd64.deb
Size: 55776
MD5sum: 0081d853ab28846c0c1cd845d98ec6a2
SHA1: 50cd17c35b5a0a945c74d8372d5f3952d082b7b1
SHA256: d99428eb683e2a4fd97bfc1cb70855017edbf2dce5d00ae10980c264a9ed2705
SHA512: 81d0860d32dc4c13ea7552eb125e649833464c82d5ee51a61fcc665bd19bf0d106de2abb922ea1272c2c45f7d912e97313db9017b7bcd0a38b54d076216f7d07
Description-en: Daemon which notifies about package updates
Puts an icon in the user's notification area when package updates are
available.
Description-md5: 17a8ca38ec1439cd743e00edf3c9a926
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi