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

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "cmatrix" package

This tutorial shows how to install cmatrix on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall cmatrix on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: cmatrix
Priority: optional
Section: universe/misc
Installed-Size: 49
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Diego Fernández Durán
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.2a-5build2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libncurses5 (>= 6), libtinfo5 (>= 6)
Recommends: kbd
Suggests: cmatrix-xfont
Filename: pool/universe/c/cmatrix/cmatrix_1.2a-5build2_amd64.deb
Size: 15822
MD5sum: b0c71ceddc67dfd58c5016e2dfd25eae
SHA1: e1bb49ad4dffec35bcf625efb58c1fe034f6147e
SHA256: b71cac35cb178dfe300f3c262318219824c9f72d13d64f83b1251226f616cbb9
Description-en: simulates the display from "The Matrix"
Screen saver for the terminal based in the movie "The Matrix". It works in
terminals of all dimensions and have the following features:
* Support terminal resize.
* Screen saver mode: any key closes it.
* Selectable color.
* Change text scroll rate.
Description-md5: 9af1f58e4b6301a6583f036c780c6ae6
Homepage: http://www.asty.org/cmatrix/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu