How to Install and Uninstall indicator-messages Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "indicator-messages" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install indicator-messages on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "indicator-messages" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall indicator-messages on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: indicator-messages
Priority: optional
Section: gnome
Installed-Size: 377
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: The Ayatana Packagers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 13.10.1+15.10.20150505-0ubuntu1
Replaces: indicator-status-provider-emesene, indicator-status-provider-mc5, indicator-status-provider-pidgin, indicator-status-provider-telepathy, libindicator-messages-status-provider-dev, libindicator-messages-status-provider1
Depends: libaccountsservice0 (>= 0.6.8), libc6 (>= 2.4), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.37.3), dconf-gsettings-backend | gsettings-backend
Recommends: indicator-applet | indicator-renderer
Conflicts: indicator-status-provider-emesene, indicator-status-provider-mc5, indicator-status-provider-pidgin, indicator-status-provider-telepathy, libindicator-messages-status-provider-dev, libindicator-messages-status-provider1
Breaks: gwibber-services (<< 3.5.4-0ubuntu1~), telepathy-indicator (<< 0.3.0-0ubuntu1~), thunderbird (<< 15.0+build1-0ubuntu1~), xchat-gnome-indicator (<< 0.3.11-0ubuntu2~), xchat-indicator (<< 0.3.11-0ubuntu2~)
Filename: pool/main/i/indicator-messages/indicator-messages_13.10.1+15.10.20150505-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 66900
MD5sum: 7c7655d0d5f930a8cbcc201796296a3f
SHA1: 02f5051001d5e380e489d691c489fb0399afcf57
SHA256: 5fc983467d33781311563436322132736fce2339ff294ba9e8bad0597ad576f3
Description-en: indicator that collects messages that need a response
A place on the user's desktop that collects messages that need a response.
This menu provides a condensed and collected view of all of those messages
for quick access, but without making them annoying in times that you want
to ignore them.
Description-md5: 4b542e22d4916b1b888ba25c790e7864
Homepage: https://launchpad.net/indicator-messages
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-touch, ubuntukylin-desktop