How to Install and Uninstall acpi Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 11,2024

1. Install "acpi" package

Please follow the instructions below to install acpi on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall acpi on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                acpi
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the acpi package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: acpi
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 70
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Acpi Team
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.7-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7)
Filename: pool/universe/a/acpi/acpi_1.7-1_amd64.deb
Size: 13784
MD5sum: 32a8292ffb364abfb16cdace594b6bf9
SHA1: 1c1a57682b3fa11f1d46a5ab49c4cb65a3823f71
SHA256: 0541de3127bacecd7ce7871edf3747ea46e5026dc101ae7fd3c5351c23ec7241
Description-en: displays information on ACPI devices
Attempts to replicate the functionality of the 'old' apm command on
ACPI systems, including battery and thermal information. Does not support
ACPI suspending, only displays information about ACPI devices.
Description-md5: db6ab4efac863dec3b47725e9bbd40ae
Homepage: http://sourceforge.net/projects/acpiclient
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu