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

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "software-properties-common" package

Please follow the instructions below to install software-properties-common on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                software-properties-common
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "software-properties-common" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall software-properties-common on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


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

Package: software-properties-common
Architecture: all
Version: 0.96.24.32.18
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Source: software-properties
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Michael Vogt
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 196
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~), python3, python3-gi, gir1.2-glib-2.0, python-apt-common (>= 0.9), python3-dbus, python3-software-properties (= 0.96.24.32.18), ca-certificates
Breaks: python-software-properties (<< 0.85), python3-software-properties (<< 0.85)
Replaces: python-software-properties (<< 0.85), python3-software-properties (<< 0.85)
Filename: pool/main/s/software-properties/software-properties-common_0.96.24.32.18_all.deb
Size: 10068
MD5sum: cf5c33f015b1f8232f654961b8f267e1
SHA1: 431187fb77ebf605233be71c0ac17e50e7817c70
SHA256: 2e6e18a3a1a7c156e46c0fedcc13a37573e79754f6d782d5676c15515dbe2550
SHA512: 17bc19a096ad575414ef38ae3970267362fc9befb4ec8e6bc1b69759f8100c8d488c1abb1c7fc62265672ea0f4b0fdf22329146cff095306fa95b67422e7f586
Description: manage the repositories that you install software from (common)
Description-md5: d19f432480048ad00ac5c2bfd116cd00
Task: ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, server, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-gtk-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-qt-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 5y

Package: software-properties-common
Architecture: all
Version: 0.96.24.32.14
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Source: software-properties
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Michael Vogt
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 196
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~), python3, python3-gi, gir1.2-glib-2.0, python-apt-common (>= 0.9), python3-dbus, python3-software-properties (= 0.96.24.32.14), ca-certificates
Breaks: python-software-properties (<< 0.85), python3-software-properties (<< 0.85)
Replaces: python-software-properties (<< 0.85), python3-software-properties (<< 0.85)
Filename: pool/main/s/software-properties/software-properties-common_0.96.24.32.14_all.deb
Size: 10056
MD5sum: a6838c188ab046a95635318cbe5e5c9d
SHA1: 6a96e8a9d4b9f0d7f25bcd0be342380985bda705
SHA256: cdd381b08b90eb10cf6ff7f660ed3d8d792c7321fc041cad82199eb14d32a521
SHA512: d60d8626f58b8d798ec69e63e36e7782d9768fdd28da46597d90e2741f170ee6b099947993ac7aaecbe6cfeaceaaebb5e2f57a27331c4145a8e79e73c3bcc9a4
Description: manage the repositories that you install software from (common)
Description-md5: d19f432480048ad00ac5c2bfd116cd00
Task: ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, server, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-gtk-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-qt-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 5y

Package: software-properties-common
Architecture: all
Version: 0.96.24.32.1
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Source: software-properties
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Michael Vogt
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 192
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~), python3, python3-gi, gir1.2-glib-2.0, python-apt-common (>= 0.9), python3-dbus, python3-software-properties (= 0.96.24.32.1), ca-certificates
Breaks: python-software-properties (<< 0.85), python3-software-properties (<< 0.85)
Replaces: python-software-properties (<< 0.85), python3-software-properties (<< 0.85)
Filename: pool/main/s/software-properties/software-properties-common_0.96.24.32.1_all.deb
Size: 9928
MD5sum: e25be88a89368ffa0f0d0cd25ba394ad
SHA1: a2dd343015b27cb219c13744ccaf16b2290d3b26
SHA256: 25b65c2e36cfb0766b643bc8279d2327c624a13ab05393a7d70d50af519c2cc2
Description: manage the repositories that you install software from (common)
Description-md5: d19f432480048ad00ac5c2bfd116cd00
Task: ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, server, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-gtk-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-qt-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 5y