How to Install and Uninstall laptop-detect Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "laptop-detect" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                laptop-detect
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "laptop-detect" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall laptop-detect on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: laptop-detect
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Installed-Size: 56
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers
Original-Maintainer: Otavio Salvador
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.13.7ubuntu2
Depends: dmidecode (>> 2.8-2)
Filename: pool/main/l/laptop-detect/laptop-detect_0.13.7ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 5608
MD5sum: 0762eb1ae14076638ace46baf061990b
SHA1: 8a73ee0cb8970858e7c7e69b7d1508ff2d7e0ac4
SHA256: 4478f63ac6ebd888d0612d1aeb9df7e1e545c43b8aa435bc75e0df71df38a122
Description-en: attempt to detect a laptop
laptop-detect attempts to determine whether it is being run on a laptop or a
desktop and appraises its caller of this.
Description-md5: 34713d67b4e15ec22232fa2992ac84bc
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, kubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-desktop, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop