How to Install and Uninstall apt-config-auto-update Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "apt-config-auto-update" package

Please follow the instructions below to install apt-config-auto-update on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                apt-config-auto-update
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "apt-config-auto-update" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall apt-config-auto-update on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: apt-config-auto-update
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 16
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klumpp
Architecture: all
Source: pk-update-icon
Version: 2.0.0-1
Replaces: update-notifier-common (<= 0.99.3debian11~)
Breaks: update-notifier-common (<= 0.99.3debian11~)
Filename: pool/universe/p/pk-update-icon/apt-config-auto-update_2.0.0-1_all.deb
Size: 2604
MD5sum: 03cc2638f5280516c5d43c2cb9d3d1f4
SHA1: 564fac0462792e6ebc0d4897b62ab77f9cb45c20
SHA256: bf865123df7625a3b830066111c3c855d94b630b63b48a4d128a7815ef62c970
Description-en: Apt configuration for automatic cache updates
This package contains configuration snippets for the Apt
package manager to have it automatically update its package cache.
This is especially useful for GUI tools like update-notifiers, which
do not trigger cache updates on their own.
Description-md5: 34f7f0a7b0db6e7ef1e39120ef50175a
Homepage: https://code.guido-berhoerster.org/projects/pk-update-icon/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu