How To Install sysnews on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sysnews on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is sysnews
sysnews is:
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.
NOTE: This command has nothing to do with USENET news. It’s more like an enhanced motd.
There are three methods to install sysnews on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install sysnews Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sysnews using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sysnews
Install sysnews Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sysnews using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sysnews
Install sysnews Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install sysnews using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sysnews
How To Uninstall sysnews on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the sysnews package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sysnews
Uninstall sysnews And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sysnews and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sysnews
Remove sysnews Configurations and Data
To remove sysnews configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sysnews
Remove sysnews configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sysnews configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sysnews
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sysnews package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
