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

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "spotlighter" package

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


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall spotlighter on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: spotlighter
Priority: extra
Section: universe/misc
Installed-Size: 362
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Andrea Colangelo
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.3-1.1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7), libcairo2 (>= 1.10.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.12.0), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.0.0)
Filename: pool/universe/s/spotlighter/spotlighter_0.3-1.1_amd64.deb
Size: 30022
MD5sum: 4a07beec0770d2c29e514898540c6967
SHA1: 56e0c867f9e0ec3c7d1573d776376d02fb51cade
SHA256: b1b75216779c68b6aa705f0ed395e2f01696493c994fb4965c79893a32aacaee
Description-en: gtk interface to make annotations on the screen
Spotlighter is a tool that shows a movable and resizable spotlight on the
desktop screen. This is especially useful when making presentations, to
highlight point of interest.
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Spotlighter is XInput-Aware, so you can use it with a graphic tablet or a
whiteboard.
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This program has been implemented for educational purposes.
Description-md5: 007f756d6b76930d1ea1713b02123b83
Homepage: http://code.google.com/p/ardesia/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu