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

Last updated: May 11,2024

1. Install "conky" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install conky on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


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

Package: conky
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 26
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Vincent Cheng
Architecture: all
Version: 1.10.1-3
Depends: conky-std | conky-cli | conky-all
Filename: pool/universe/c/conky/conky_1.10.1-3_all.deb
Size: 3296
MD5sum: 5ae698c539480f2c617d3e03a3a0720d
SHA1: 6b1bc84067d578d9f1724d2dd57172946556394b
SHA256: 2b4003a85db6a4801629188c629b2f8a1b7c456ac1874e2e2d6da92cdfeb3954
Description-en: highly configurable system monitor (transitional package)
Conky is a system monitor that can display just about anything,
either on your root desktop or in its own window.
Conky has many built-in objects, as well as the ability to execute
external programs or scripts (either external or through built-in
lua support).
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This is a dummy package to ease transition to the new packaging scheme.
It may be safely removed after upgrade/installation.
Description-md5: 5e4e3cda9c6e03277267cd8bdfea648a
Homepage: http://conky.sourceforge.net/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu