How to Install and Uninstall desktop-file-utils Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "desktop-file-utils" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install desktop-file-utils on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                desktop-file-utils
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "desktop-file-utils" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall desktop-file-utils on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                desktop-file-utils
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the desktop-file-utils package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: desktop-file-utils
Version: 0.26+mint1+vanessa
Architecture: amd64
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Installed-Size: 265
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.49.3)
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/desktop-file-utils
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Filename: pool/upstream/d/desktop-file-utils/desktop-file-utils_0.26+mint1+vanessa_amd64.deb
Size: 59006
SHA256: f41cb498d45d2595d1a7ad869f191b44504b486db81eb3d1d0936b154a44df8f
SHA1: 6f73e90d9f15af22ab66633cd781a2a983029e7f
MD5sum: bef13b2e6f404801de54d181541cbaa6
Description: Utilities for .desktop files
Some utilities to make dealing with .desktop files easier:
* update-desktop-database -- update the desktop-MIME mapping
* desktop-file-validate -- validate a desktop file
* desktop-file-install -- install a desktop file, munging en route.
Description-md5: b235afbde001f33936d80b8419f367f5
Original-Maintainer: Debian freedesktop.org maintainers

Package: desktop-file-utils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.26-1ubuntu3
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian freedesktop.org maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 260
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.49.3)
Filename: pool/main/d/desktop-file-utils/desktop-file-utils_0.26-1ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 55934
MD5sum: e881abe818aba31c1c487f48124d9fdf
SHA1: 8259c9f744e530d482d3d06b1f1aa4b205b27267
SHA256: d9c4e24b44113cf8f9131aa0cb5f663c37d5fdcbc3238c2b06b84f2c2beafc60
SHA512: ac990c574efa52672dfd10e8532f821acf937f04cbc7faf940763fe564f33a4e48987867ebeb7ba343fe8790812e014d6e5bcf2283bfbc8122d80b77c7a22979
Homepage: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/desktop-file-utils
Description: Utilities for .desktop files
Some utilities to make dealing with .desktop files easier:
* update-desktop-database -- update the desktop-MIME mapping
* desktop-file-validate -- validate a desktop file
* desktop-file-install -- install a desktop file, munging en route.
Description-md5: b235afbde001f33936d80b8419f367f5
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi