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

Last updated: May 04,2024

1. Install "acpi-support" package

Please follow the steps below to install acpi-support on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: acpi-support
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Installed-Size: 92
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core developers
Original-Maintainer: Bart Samwel
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.142
Depends: acpid (>= 1.0.4-1ubuntu4)
Recommends: toshset, wireless-tools
Conflicts: uswsusp (<= 0.2)
Filename: pool/main/a/acpi-support/acpi-support_0.142_amd64.deb
Size: 10196
MD5sum: ea923e2b61721a806207fecdeb4eda96
SHA1: 0f989ffc0d36064c02c96ed8618d3b3d6b07172e
SHA256: 846df5a0f64ce7c6c06c0da93996b169e7e737a520baa39e3c6904bf13e62c52
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
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, kubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-desktop, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop