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

Last updated: November 21,2024

1. Install "vacation" package

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


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall vacation on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: vacation
Priority: optional
Section: universe/mail
Installed-Size: 42
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Phil Brooke
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.3.1ubuntu1
Replaces: bsdmainutils (<= 4.8)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libdb5.3
Conflicts: bsdmainutils (<= 4.8)
Filename: pool/universe/v/vacation/vacation_3.3.1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 15186
MD5sum: 31f39ee30fcb859e7570ddb2985d8d67
SHA1: 45ec4bf5f05946e3eb9fea0826d7d0772dee6c62
SHA256: edb0698c39ea7cc015642a387c4eb203f26e3a408ba67be74d28e9d4284496c3
Description-en: email autoresponder
Vacation returns a message to the sender of a message telling them that
you are currently not reading your mail.
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This program is derived from the NetBSD version and has most of the
features present in the Linux, Solaris, AIX and *BSD versions.
Description-md5: 5f22c904d74e4098bb56b9b4f9b22b2b
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu