How to Install and Uninstall libappstream-dev Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "libappstream-dev" package

This tutorial shows how to install libappstream-dev on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libappstream-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libappstream-dev" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall libappstream-dev on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libappstream-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libappstream-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: libappstream-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.12.10-2
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: appstream
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klumpp
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 798
Depends: gir1.2-appstream-1.0 (= 0.12.10-2), libappstream4 (= 0.12.10-2), libglib2.0-dev (>= 2.46)
Suggests: appstream-generator
Filename: pool/main/a/appstream/libappstream-dev_0.12.10-2_amd64.deb
Size: 59144
MD5sum: 13fa4047ce2819bf884d69c58515c16b
SHA1: 4b737e37a614e0f774331550ccfa4e79310e6e63
SHA256: 0cea8ac5c574b5b35376c1a479f4ebea56baa4ac9f78592d356ccc48032e1d3a
Homepage: https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Distributions/AppStream/
Description: Library to access AppStream services (development files)
Description-md5: 09cded90f0e4f692b9183d306bdb450a