How to Install and Uninstall gnome-software Package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "gnome-software" package

This is a short guide on how to install gnome-software on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                gnome-software
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "gnome-software" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall gnome-software on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                gnome-software
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gnome-software package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Package: gnome-software
Architecture: amd64
Version: 41.5-2ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/gnome
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2904
Depends: appstream, apt-config-icons, gnome-software-common (= 41.5-2ubuntu2), gsettings-desktop-schemas (>= 3.18), libgtk3-perl, packagekit (>= 1.1.11), software-properties-gtk, dconf-gsettings-backend | gsettings-backend, libappstream4 (>= 0.14.0), libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4), libc6 (>= 2.34), libcairo2 (>= 1.12.0), libfwupd2 (>= 1.5.6), libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.70.0), libgspell-1-2 (>= 1.8.2), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.22.29), libgudev-1.0-0 (>= 146), libhandy-1-0 (>= 1.3.90), libjson-glib-1.0-0 (>= 1.5.2), libmalcontent-0-0 (>= 0.6.0), libpackagekit-glib2-18 (>= 1.2.5), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.18.0), libpolkit-gobject-1-0 (>= 0.99), libsoup2.4-1 (>= 2.52.0), libxmlb2 (>= 0.3.2)
Recommends: fwupd, gnome-software-plugin-snap
Suggests: apt-config-icons-hidpi, gnome-software-plugin-flatpak
Conflicts: sessioninstaller
Filename: pool/universe/g/gnome-software/gnome-software_41.5-2ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 606094
MD5sum: 381873a0019409dccb5eec1d61780a4b
SHA1: 4756e85917243a7ddd293be57d94cc5f0ebea663
SHA256: bbc42b2544acd0abc581239fa3558d75ae0b6b80fdb75cf5e4f1a887759c515e
SHA512: 7e633bbc138cb201294d6237c117c957a731cfbc5ad7b871449642b53fd7baeaf217ca8a9014e6b4415e3f62586b1a074b393ea2aee1da75836790a5e8d34af9
Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Software
Description: Software Center for GNOME
Description-md5: c18037138f62996f54244e20a5eee15b
Task: xubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi

Package: gnome-software
Architecture: amd64
Version: 41.5-2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/gnome
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2904
Depends: appstream, apt-config-icons, gnome-software-common (= 41.5-2), gsettings-desktop-schemas (>= 3.18), libgtk3-perl, packagekit (>= 1.1.11), software-properties-gtk, dconf-gsettings-backend | gsettings-backend, libappstream4 (>= 0.14.0), libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4), libc6 (>= 2.34), libcairo2 (>= 1.12.0), libfwupd2 (>= 1.5.6), libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.70.0), libgspell-1-2 (>= 1.8.2), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.22.29), libgudev-1.0-0 (>= 146), libhandy-1-0 (>= 1.3.90), libjson-glib-1.0-0 (>= 1.5.2), libmalcontent-0-0 (>= 0.6.0), libpackagekit-glib2-18 (>= 1.2.5), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.18.0), libpolkit-gobject-1-0 (>= 0.99), libsoup2.4-1 (>= 2.52.0), libxmlb2 (>= 0.3.2)
Recommends: fwupd, gnome-software-plugin-snap
Suggests: apt-config-icons-hidpi, gnome-software-plugin-flatpak
Conflicts: sessioninstaller
Filename: pool/universe/g/gnome-software/gnome-software_41.5-2_amd64.deb
Size: 606380
MD5sum: 90031e6275b317b0521c3873f3fb9342
SHA1: aa14ddc1ea85bd76c8741e31ef01c59cac73bda7
SHA256: 7edac928fc0f5a0ac6fd50db0e69d8003f2ab41ccda1afdc2aa3c2700623132e
SHA512: c05cda8a7987527ebdca3d06798ceb0a4a8f227e6545c158ac0a74ef21aa41fc7563df27cf3fefd481d84af0a5e9a3dbe81216aa68414e18fdfdaafddf23c219
Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Software
Description: Software Center for GNOME
Description-md5: c18037138f62996f54244e20a5eee15b
Task: xubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi