How to Install and Uninstall software-properties-common Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "software-properties-common" package

Please follow the instructions below to install software-properties-common on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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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

Learn how to uninstall software-properties-common on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: software-properties-common
Architecture: all
Version: 0.99.9.12
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Source: software-properties
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Michael Vogt
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 196
Depends: ca-certificates, gir1.2-glib-2.0, gir1.2-packagekitglib-1.0 (>= 1.1.0-2), packagekit, python-apt-common (>= 0.9), python3, python3-dbus, python3-gi, python3-requests-unixsocket, python3-software-properties (= 0.99.9.12), python3:any
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_0.99.9.12_all.deb
Size: 10432
MD5sum: 2ab3b6ec154eb76c6faf28b80c777120
SHA1: ff153596ca678d151028b0dccdbcb0ed9d3ede36
SHA256: 520d96ad09b2ed312c0bf1581a40d6a370eb440b9a7a389ca72bc7fe87e6d2f8
SHA512: 563a7a7914e01b35eb06f219c9f7f841a10a41925666486b9b86396f930964f5c10d795865fa88143a91534cd33e4e002dad547a2bd47742e96759e53c0f4d4a
Description: manage the repositories that you install software from (common)
Description-md5: d19f432480048ad00ac5c2bfd116cd00
Task: server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop

Package: software-properties-common
Architecture: all
Version: 0.98.9.2
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Source: software-properties
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Michael Vogt
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 196
Depends: ca-certificates, gir1.2-glib-2.0, gir1.2-packagekitglib-1.0 (>= 1.1.0-2), packagekit, python-apt-common (>= 0.9), python3, python3-dbus, python3-gi, python3-requests-unixsocket, python3-software-properties (= 0.98.9.2), python3:any
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_0.98.9.2_all.deb
Size: 10616
MD5sum: 02e3fe42427603d89e50c304684ba529
SHA1: 026afc0340aa569b93210048fa203dc74968d9b0
SHA256: 84a98ce0480929c4e1f8aa8bfa7471a788f70640aa8231a6a2b768d835100cf1
SHA512: 4f9a785417d3c3e447cfd94815dd9ad741584c213d25900804999ef0f1403c03d2c5908934a1ab95d26b636c77ae65ad353dd01f44cbcb7500481493acabece4
Description: manage the repositories that you install software from (common)
Description-md5: d19f432480048ad00ac5c2bfd116cd00
Task: server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop

Package: software-properties-common
Architecture: all
Version: 0.98.9
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Source: software-properties
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Michael Vogt
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 196
Depends: ca-certificates, gir1.2-glib-2.0, gir1.2-packagekitglib-1.0 (>= 1.1.0-2), packagekit, python-apt-common (>= 0.9), python3, python3-dbus, python3-gi, python3-requests-unixsocket, python3-software-properties (= 0.98.9), python3:any
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_0.98.9_all.deb
Size: 10548
MD5sum: 78f67c50dea5c6169d1e57d5fffeb7f7
SHA1: 1f65a2f27af79aaa8cfaa9f2000681b0bc9173ac
SHA256: 5abc75deba1a24d1f58c2c1b342c7fc77939ad1be7f040888e7440072cff57ca
Description: manage the repositories that you install software from (common)
Description-md5: d19f432480048ad00ac5c2bfd116cd00
Task: server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop