How to Install and Uninstall fortune-mod Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "fortune-mod" package

This is a short guide on how to install fortune-mod on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                fortune-mod
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "fortune-mod" package

Learn how to uninstall fortune-mod on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: fortune-mod
Priority: optional
Section: universe/games
Installed-Size: 138
Maintainer: Andrea Colangelo
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:1.99.1-7
Replaces: fortune
Provides: fortune
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), librecode0 (>= 3.6)
Recommends: fortunes-min | fortune-cookie-db
Suggests: fortunes, x11-utils, bsdmainutils
Conflicts: fortune
Filename: pool/universe/f/fortune-mod/fortune-mod_1.99.1-7_amd64.deb
Size: 39490
MD5sum: 4dbba41291772d478159d46bb5bccf93
SHA1: 9f6757ee6edac05cb4db9f1742d3fd95a206c397
SHA256: 9c3921adce01a88fea777584223825449edbddeaa3eecf0c2c552477138fbf79
Description-en: provides fortune cookies on demand
The fortune program displays epigrams, known as fortune cookies,
selected randomly from a selection of fortune files.
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This package provides the fortune program itself and the programs
used for generating the data files. The data files are contained in
the fortunes-min, fortunes, and fortunes-off packages.
Description-md5: a7bcee1de06a4a4ef10e4fb43761a22c
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu