How to Install and Uninstall gnome-software Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "gnome-software" package

Please follow the guidance below to install gnome-software on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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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

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


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: gnome-software
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.28.1-0ubuntu4.18.04.15
Priority: optional
Section: gnome
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2396
Depends: appstream, apt-config-icons, gnome-software-common (= 3.28.1-0ubuntu4.18.04.15), gsettings-desktop-schemas (>= 3.18), packagekit (>= 1.1.4), software-properties-gtk, dconf-gsettings-backend | gsettings-backend, libappstream-glib8 (>= 0.7.0~git20170615), libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4), libc6 (>= 2.7), libcairo2 (>= 1.2.4), libfwupd2 (>= 1.0.3), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.49.3), libgnome-desktop-3-17 (>= 3.18), libgspell-1-1 (>= 1.3.2), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.22.4), libgudev-1.0-0 (>= 146), libjson-glib-1.0-0 (>= 0.13.2), libpackagekit-glib2-18 (>= 1.1.0), libpolkit-gobject-1-0 (>= 0.99), libsecret-1-0 (>= 0.7), libsoup2.4-1 (>= 2.52)
Recommends: gnome-software-plugin-snap
Suggests: apt-config-icons-hidpi, fwupd, gnome-software-plugin-flatpak, gnome-software-plugin-limba
Conflicts: sessioninstaller
Breaks: gnome-packagekit-session (<< 3.16.0-2~)
Replaces: gnome-packagekit-session (<< 3.16.0-2~)
Filename: pool/main/g/gnome-software/gnome-software_3.28.1-0ubuntu4.18.04.15_amd64.deb
Size: 483924
MD5sum: a2643311c59d3a17eb73bcf9b76f29a4
SHA1: 8b8b51c0486ef7e43299120b3cd263a5f74eae41
SHA256: 42895490cdaab4b51cc2d126e97e27667a6c240cba8eb77334ec259fdbf2ad79
SHA512: 42652b9b5a12aca69769978de0e919766b90a246b502935933941bc5d07499d18b7ec2f33f3dd146b869c2e50a93a98118913057c8322bedabca45def741447c
Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Software
Description: Software Center for GNOME
Description-md5: c18037138f62996f54244e20a5eee15b
Task: ubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-gtk-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 5y

Package: gnome-software
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.28.1-0ubuntu4
Priority: optional
Section: gnome
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2425
Depends: appstream, apt-config-icons, gnome-software-common (= 3.28.1-0ubuntu4), gsettings-desktop-schemas (>= 3.18), packagekit (>= 1.1.4), software-properties-gtk, dconf-gsettings-backend | gsettings-backend, libappstream-glib8 (>= 0.7.0~git20170615), libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4), libc6 (>= 2.7), libcairo2 (>= 1.2.4), libfwupd2 (>= 1.0.3), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.49.3), libgnome-desktop-3-17 (>= 3.18), libgspell-1-1 (>= 1.3.2), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.22.4), libgudev-1.0-0 (>= 146), libjson-glib-1.0-0 (>= 0.13.2), liboauth0 (>= 0.9.1), libpackagekit-glib2-18 (>= 1.1.0), libpolkit-gobject-1-0 (>= 0.99), libsecret-1-0 (>= 0.7), libsoup2.4-1 (>= 2.52)
Recommends: gnome-software-plugin-snap
Suggests: apt-config-icons-hidpi, fwupd, gnome-software-plugin-flatpak, gnome-software-plugin-limba
Conflicts: sessioninstaller
Breaks: gnome-packagekit-session (<< 3.16.0-2~)
Replaces: gnome-packagekit-session (<< 3.16.0-2~)
Filename: pool/main/g/gnome-software/gnome-software_3.28.1-0ubuntu4_amd64.deb
Size: 488568
MD5sum: af85901bf57d04b6f086699e983d1b34
SHA1: e92fc409011ae6062cddce736ed63d6261a8e57f
SHA256: 65dcd429640b954d944ad78e348c0ca4c4dd6870ba9e70ec51512a21236a9b24
Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Software
Description: Software Center for GNOME
Description-md5: c18037138f62996f54244e20a5eee15b
Task: ubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-gtk-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 5y