How to Install and Uninstall packagekit Package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "packagekit" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install packagekit on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall packagekit on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia):


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

Package: packagekit
Version: 1.2.5-2ubuntu2mint1+vera
Architecture: amd64
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Installed-Size: 2905
Depends: libglib2.0-bin, policykit-1, init-system-helpers (>= 1.52), libappstream4 (>= 0.10.0), libapt-pkg6.0 (>= 1.9.2), libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.3.1), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.61.2), libgstreamer1.0-0 (>= 1.0.0), libpackagekit-glib2-18 (>= 1.2.4), libpolkit-gobject-1-0 (>= 0.99), libsqlite3-0 (>= 3.5.9), libstdc++6 (>= 11), libsystemd0 (>= 214)
Recommends: packagekit-tools, systemd
Suggests: appstream
Breaks: plymouth (<< 0.9.5)
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://www.freedesktop.org/software/PackageKit/
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Filename: pool/upstream/p/packagekit/packagekit_1.2.5-2ubuntu2mint1+vera_amd64.deb
Size: 603448
SHA256: 79b482e62e325f3b5a17eac5f3b55dd90e69fb36e8e9c363e22d5dcc5250a95e
SHA1: 50412b3fa0d8e8b284f4650cc6c969f18d2214ec
MD5sum: a4f6c6f792b995038a962368773b833d
Description: Provides a package management service
PackageKit allows performing simple software management tasks over a DBus
interface e.g. refreshing the cache, updating, installing and removing
software packages or searching for multimedia codecs and file handlers.
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The work is done by backends which make use of the package manager shipped by
the corresponding distribution. PackageKit is not meant to replace
advanced tools like Synaptic.
.
The main benefits are:
- unified interface on several distributions
- fine grained privileges by using PolicyKit
- independency from a running desktop session during the processing
Description-md5: 2a370c6f43c72ec3adb4412d3b3bdca0
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klumpp

Package: packagekit
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.2.5-2ubuntu2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klumpp
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1592
Depends: libglib2.0-bin, policykit-1, init-system-helpers (>= 1.52), libappstream4 (>= 0.10.0), libapt-pkg6.0 (>= 1.9.2), libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.3.1), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.61.2), libgstreamer1.0-0 (>= 1.0.0), libpackagekit-glib2-18 (>= 1.2.4), libpolkit-gobject-1-0 (>= 0.99), libsqlite3-0 (>= 3.5.9), libstdc++6 (>= 11), libsystemd0 (>= 214)
Recommends: packagekit-tools, systemd
Suggests: appstream
Breaks: plymouth (<< 0.9.5)
Filename: pool/main/p/packagekit/packagekit_1.2.5-2ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 441814
MD5sum: 9537fcab388041a6f5565a1569b69258
SHA1: 4676895ee83dc035f49581bf1216f8f5cb8f4ddc
SHA256: f6d6eed75721ea6de39789250cb7e3fa821f31812e61ad8cab3d7a53e756d1e8
SHA512: 244c9cea8223b3f77f3d23a81e5bb1fbed597c1289380c2baf6b3ae7ffd919afa1bc18953bcf467ac93c794904a129ed5fa02d21a0431ef77dbd8e4d59ca6352
Homepage: https://www.freedesktop.org/software/PackageKit/
Description: Provides a package management service
PackageKit allows performing simple software management tasks over a DBus
interface e.g. refreshing the cache, updating, installing and removing
software packages or searching for multimedia codecs and file handlers.
.
The work is done by backends which make use of the package manager shipped by
the corresponding distribution. PackageKit is not meant to replace
advanced tools like Synaptic.
.
The main benefits are:
- unified interface on several distributions
- fine grained privileges by using PolicyKit
- independency from a running desktop session during the processing
Description-md5: 2a370c6f43c72ec3adb4412d3b3bdca0
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, ubuntu-wsl, server, ubuntu-server-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi