How to Install and Uninstall desktop-file-utils Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "desktop-file-utils" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install desktop-file-utils on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall desktop-file-utils on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                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 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: desktop-file-utils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.24-1ubuntu4
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_0.24-1ubuntu4_amd64.deb
Size: 50180
MD5sum: 68d8b94846d0579993e1d8d299a699d7
SHA1: e0efd4f16a2a0523578c7769e0af9303e40d81af
SHA256: b636e4c309ce1d8c3fcb8ed8663c654234445ce58bd69394638d3b069b0fd263
SHA512: b1835d2388145c60567061f3abf6f14725f77fea41e5e76c35c8986f33543d6f2422f4f4c956cf467fcc78f7f83584a46b8b7f1c2a4bcc6ae28c5b98ae748a23
Homepage: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/desktop-file-utils
Description-en: Utilities for .desktop files
Some utilities to make dealing with .desktop files easier:
* update-desktop-database -- update the desktop-MIME mapping
* desktop-file-validate -- validate a desktop file
* desktop-file-install -- install a desktop file, munging en route.
Description-md5: b235afbde001f33936d80b8419f367f5
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop