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

Last updated: February 16,2025

1. Install "sysnews" package

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


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall sysnews on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: sysnews
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 93
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Ryan Niebur
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.9-17
Replaces: news
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4)
Conflicts: news
Filename: pool/universe/s/sysnews/sysnews_0.9-17_amd64.deb
Size: 14264
MD5sum: 18025dd7472f95702e5fe7231dcdef13
SHA1: a726eae98e3b6bf18417d0f8ded19cdd6e5047e4
SHA256: c6c76ee73143be114b8bd6285b9a393914e13ef320e49c905e08ccacdec96822
Description-en: program to display system news
The news command keeps you informed of news concerning the system.
Each news item is contained in a separate file in the /var/lib/sysnews
directory. Anyone having write permission to this directory can create
a news file.
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NOTE: This command has nothing to do with USENET news. It's more like an
enhanced motd.
Description-md5: c282863a7fd634b63360a2517069518c
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu