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

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "sm" package

Please follow the guidance below to install sm on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


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

Package: sm
Priority: optional
Section: universe/games
Installed-Size: 99
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Joachim Breitner
Architecture: amd64
Source: screen-message
Version: 0.23-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libcairo2 (>= 1.2.4), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.14.0), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.9.12), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpangocairo-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0)
Filename: pool/universe/s/screen-message/sm_0.23-1_amd64.deb
Size: 14180
MD5sum: 1922d6b1715e9133e48609341b5db8f3
SHA1: 2d64fef36e7be5952074373418d9224981d08d85
SHA256: 71fdef2bfb9d74ba6e6f2f4b6755615aff5a507e0c83968276e3ac69dc68093a
Description-en: Displays a short text fullscreen
Screen Message will display a given multi-line message as large as
possible, fullscreen and black on white. You can specify the text either
when launching sm, or edit it while the program is running.
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It is useful to send messages across a room, e.g. during an university
lecture. For fast startup, it is recommended to bind it to a key in your
Desktop Environment.
Description-md5: 91fe8f689d157fbba591713d7e201f4d
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu