How to Install and Uninstall fortunes Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 13,2024

You can also install and uninstall the fortunes on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "fortunes" package

This guide let you learn how to install fortunes on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall fortunes on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the fortunes package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: fortunes
Architecture: all
Version: 1:1.99.1-7.1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/games
Source: fortune-mod
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Andrea Colangelo
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2607
Provides: fortune-cookie-db
Depends: fortunes-min
Recommends: fortune-mod (>= 9708-12)
Filename: pool/universe/f/fortune-mod/fortunes_1.99.1-7.1_all.deb
Size: 833200
MD5sum: 2ff8b8d6b4452062527dbd2219fc3c00
SHA1: a631e14386526f221843c8956760c9f78aa63d0d
SHA256: b5172178dd0db483b4c93806a1e1228e1d8f7414a6231bbb004dd8fc2b8cc959
SHA512: fe491ead900c37da73f2caade3a3e266b59e78d0697c024a64519829cd95bf19cd6528b0b2b437ebe7fd5b5fd123ac4862c0d58ab898b2bd8cc8885863805e3f
Description: Data files containing fortune cookies
Description-md5: 0968b0a1488030ccf0daaabf21c179ab