How to Install and Uninstall software-properties-common Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "software-properties-common" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install software-properties-common on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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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 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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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 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: software-properties-common
Architecture: all
Version: 0.99.3.1
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Source: software-properties
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Michael Vogt
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 216
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 (= 0.99.3.1), 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_0.99.3.1_all.deb
Size: 13468
MD5sum: aeba820259c5b7742f47e2f23d67dcd1
SHA1: 21b6aec58ceccaa533bf3a318231b804ce59a6f5
SHA256: 76c5d499f6883fa351f8fe8403db4a1ca01f8bb7e7aad017668478f5603b224e
SHA512: 5abe12fd0714ba841d304733af45b55d602b2567c2cfbbe5aec3c859a548bb9177eb077b02e4a843d3fd7d1127b15b027ae923129ce9982e56e48494807126d0
Description-en: manage the repositories that you install software from (common)
This software provides an abstraction of the used apt repositories.
It allows you to easily manage your distribution and independent software
vendor software sources.
.
This package contains the common files for software-properties like the
D-Bus backend.
Description-md5: d19f432480048ad00ac5c2bfd116cd00
Task: server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, server-raspi, 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: 0.99.3
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Source: software-properties
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Michael Vogt
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 216
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 (= 0.99.3), 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_0.99.3_all.deb
Size: 13464
MD5sum: 5d6a39c33639e560d3943d9a6ff208b8
SHA1: 9bbfa68a9211e19fb68728b16badc4018d9d1b6e
SHA256: 99a33d20c520ba12906165afaa6b21cf4ec541dfd23f274decd03a9a1030bee6
SHA512: 3e2e583c6a352011fdd249846d3e4167be600bb569e667d6bdfbc5f1cfbc8badf61992f7d9847f14b231af7873a005945396829cf24b7a17d6de8325e5c50c74
Description-en: manage the repositories that you install software from (common)
This software provides an abstraction of the used apt repositories.
It allows you to easily manage your distribution and independent software
vendor software sources.
.
This package contains the common files for software-properties like the
D-Bus backend.
Description-md5: d19f432480048ad00ac5c2bfd116cd00
Task: server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, server-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop