How to Install and Uninstall appstream Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 07,2024

1. Install "appstream" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install appstream on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall appstream on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                appstream
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the appstream package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: appstream
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.12.0-3ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klumpp
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 184
Provides: appstream-index
Depends: libappstream4 (>= 0.11.7), libc6 (>= 2.4), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.46)
Suggests: apt-config-icons, curl
Breaks: appstream-index (<< 0.12.0-3ubuntu1), gnome-software (<< 3.22.5-1), plasma-discover (<< 5.8.5-3)
Filename: pool/main/a/appstream/appstream_0.12.0-3ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 27624
MD5sum: c3eabbdf099ba4d74831fac2e5165ebd
SHA1: 68b8364d0ce3492a3ff44f4a84a0725d3cd1e404
SHA256: 30ca508e6b12654639a5bfe9bd96771a95fcbf7b74009a0e1d55324e4b11daca
SHA512: 57df67a2e916a9b6dc6e969c21ac469aacc8596478e9f3d7aa5a2279cfdaf748aee9ebbe15d95e8296e1fd8aa5145d9b8ef0154d48cdfc4c9d1000a04fd7a4bd
Homepage: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Distributions/AppStream/
Description: Software component metadata management
Description-md5: 6dd88e1f82260435137249a5504e5e81
Task: ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-gtk-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-qt-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 5y

Package: appstream
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.12.0-3
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klumpp
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 184
Provides: appstream-index
Depends: libappstream4 (>= 0.11.7), libc6 (>= 2.4), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.46)
Suggests: apt-config-icons, curl
Breaks: appstream-index (<< 0.12.0-3), gnome-software (<< 3.22.5-1), plasma-discover (<< 5.8.5-3)
Filename: pool/main/a/appstream/appstream_0.12.0-3_amd64.deb
Size: 27604
MD5sum: dd41d4f3eb6ddd21b4a1863c51a2d414
SHA1: 8f321550a7f459523ebe8c29da9365897bd0dc9e
SHA256: 6e3c471327ff937899415e6236eee5553892fc6d72e6422b7b2f181af7498e95
Homepage: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Distributions/AppStream/
Description: Software component metadata management
Description-md5: 6dd88e1f82260435137249a5504e5e81
Task: ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-gtk-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-qt-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 5y