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

Last updated: January 23,2025

1. Install "upower" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install upower on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


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

Package: upower
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.99.4-2ubuntu0.3
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Utopia Maintenance Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 504
Depends: dbus, udev, libc6 (>= 2.4), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.41.1), libgudev-1.0-0 (>= 146), libimobiledevice6 (>= 0.9.7), libplist3 (>= 1.11), libupower-glib3 (>= 0.99.4-2ubuntu0.2~), libusb-1.0-0 (>= 2:1.0.8)
Recommends: policykit-1
Filename: pool/main/u/upower/upower_0.99.4-2ubuntu0.3_amd64.deb
Size: 94996
MD5sum: 6c3d25158d5541a8a68ad0d739743044
SHA1: 355cff546f35ad5b39cb9dfff72e1c528e2aaad1
SHA256: 2861190697aad2d6b78e3036fdc281758a713c2723bc0f71da409915d5742477
SHA512: 4b09152d4608733846b6189c16a80550f07fbf3f4307d1352ce2646983f1f56aa4270457bb5b86c841af645d0801543ad1a8ba0c8c47cde849c3898f64c6b0da
Homepage: http://upower.freedesktop.org/
Description-en: abstraction for power management
upower provides an interface to enumerate power sources on the system
and control system-wide power management. Any application can access the
org.freedesktop.UPower service on the system message bus. Some
operations (such as suspending the system) are restricted using PolicyKit.
Description-md5: bb90bfcb9dd3dd8821e88236bc786c59
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntu-touch-core, ubuntu-touch, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop
Supported: 5y

Package: upower
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Installed-Size: 504
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Utopia Maintenance Team
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.99.4-2
Depends: dbus, udev, libc6 (>= 2.4), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.41.1), libgudev-1.0-0 (>= 146), libimobiledevice6 (>= 0.9.7), libplist3 (>= 1.11), libupower-glib3 (>= 0.99.0), libusb-1.0-0 (>= 2:1.0.8)
Recommends: policykit-1
Filename: pool/main/u/upower/upower_0.99.4-2_amd64.deb
Size: 94710
MD5sum: 696ecd0a0f4a817595f4cc31048701f8
SHA1: 1ba2967b1ee3ecc04c1628ff363385ac45612be7
SHA256: 53ce83dbc70c264be112a91fc5a2e1744ec60274e3d6baf5ce4398a8e3f3f791
Description-en: abstraction for power management
upower provides an interface to enumerate power sources on the system
and control system-wide power management. Any application can access the
org.freedesktop.UPower service on the system message bus. Some
operations (such as suspending the system) are restricted using PolicyKit.
Description-md5: bb90bfcb9dd3dd8821e88236bc786c59
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://upower.freedesktop.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntu-touch-core, ubuntu-touch, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop