How to Install and Uninstall desktop-file-utils Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "desktop-file-utils" package

Please follow the guidance below to install desktop-file-utils on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall desktop-file-utils on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                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 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: desktop-file-utils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.24-1ubuntu3
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: 267
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.28.0)
Filename: pool/main/d/desktop-file-utils/desktop-file-utils_0.24-1ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 50588
MD5sum: 9d9144cad3cdf3795151d116d0da0498
SHA1: 0463d932c0294a794a5e585ea8d3a260246e52d3
SHA256: ac665de1bc146f5e17a88bea77a2b624172dc7359f0a143c105e369e63788d53
SHA512: 82503eefac6e36526c5607e339da3d62ebe3ffd62e32131fa0774fe55f56d3c03a54254b7f43b60282f851c7ede7e67ee8db1aae11f8a4439c5d9f9bcf880f33
Homepage: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/desktop-file-utils
Description: Utilities for .desktop files
Description-md5: b235afbde001f33936d80b8419f367f5
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop

Package: desktop-file-utils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.24-1ubuntu2
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: 267
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.28.0)
Filename: pool/main/d/desktop-file-utils/desktop-file-utils_0.24-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 50624
MD5sum: 19853f24d58618aa04b5d6dcc13f96c1
SHA1: 5d8af53b9c7da6cbd2b5bb9a1884c7e3c15c9a56
SHA256: 5fff8ad0b61c72e64e2710f42b5834ee467b5e7c80a2211b5b7b3c57f8cf8941
Homepage: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/desktop-file-utils
Description: Utilities for .desktop files
Description-md5: b235afbde001f33936d80b8419f367f5
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop