How to Install and Uninstall pk-update-icon Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "pk-update-icon" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                pk-update-icon
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "pk-update-icon" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall pk-update-icon on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: pk-update-icon
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 71
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klumpp
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.0.0-1
Depends: gnome-packagekit, libc6 (>= 2.4), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.37.3), libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.24), libnotify4 (>= 0.7.6), libpackagekit-glib2-16 (>= 0.8.10), libunique-1.0-0 (>= 1.0.0)
Recommends: apt-config-auto-update
Filename: pool/universe/p/pk-update-icon/pk-update-icon_2.0.0-1_amd64.deb
Size: 16650
MD5sum: 6b1365973d57626fbde9fbb39ff968c0
SHA1: 12e4e5de7d9ae7902e46064aba06b0a4fa6e2e52
SHA256: 5f139d35d0eec56eb993c87a01f4c22cb07836f359f9865314abd7e87405b688
Description-en: Displays an update-notification tray icon
This small tool displays notifications and an icon in the tray area of
the panel when package updates are available.
It is primarily designed for desktops which do not already have this
functionality integrated, such as Xfce.
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Information about updates is queried using the PackageKit service.
Description-md5: c1f3c844f66d92b265686fc3969479ab
Homepage: https://code.guido-berhoerster.org/projects/pk-update-icon/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu