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

Last updated: May 02,2024

1. Install "xdg-utils" package

This is a short guide on how to install xdg-utils on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                xdg-utils
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "xdg-utils" package

Learn how to uninstall xdg-utils on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                xdg-utils
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xdg-utils package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: xdg-utils
Architecture: all
Version: 1.1.3-2ubuntu1.20.10.2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian freedesktop.org maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 320
Recommends: libfile-mimeinfo-perl, libnet-dbus-perl, libx11-protocol-perl, x11-utils, x11-xserver-utils
Filename: pool/main/x/xdg-utils/xdg-utils_1.1.3-2ubuntu1.20.10.2_all.deb
Size: 61384
MD5sum: a849e8c96bd10cd7822ecca9ecaae35a
SHA1: ef0e24f8f4b1d9356b93b1e958511bd916770b24
SHA256: 45f9ed8c072718c49d9e335c142b2b673833bb3496afcf9617ce7214aeb78b51
SHA512: 2961971078a3d118406e25e6a718caa161322d56946e698e3a127ed9f4244de9e869801117e998513d0ba64df143d375541124b8b1b45630f450c26a29cd12e3
Homepage: https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/xdg-utils/
Description-en: desktop integration utilities from freedesktop.org
xdg-utils contains utilities for integrating applications with the
desktop environment, regardless of which desktop environment is used.
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The following utilities are included:
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* xdg-desktop-menu - Install desktop menu items
* xdg-desktop-icon - Install icons on the user's desktop
* xdg-email - Compose a new email in the user's preferred email client,
potentially with subject and other info filled in
* xdg-icon-resource - Install icon resources
* xdg-mime - Query and install MIME types and associations
* xdg-open - Open a URI in the user's preferred application that
handles the respective URI or file type
* xdg-screensaver - Enable, disable, or suspend the screensaver
* xdg-settings - Get or set the default web browser and URI handlers
Description-md5: 10d9a624c77afc2a42aad2c3dae95f8b
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntustudio-fonts, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop

Package: xdg-utils
Architecture: all
Version: 1.1.3-2ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian freedesktop.org maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 320
Recommends: libfile-mimeinfo-perl, libnet-dbus-perl, libx11-protocol-perl, x11-utils, x11-xserver-utils
Filename: pool/main/x/xdg-utils/xdg-utils_1.1.3-2ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 61628
MD5sum: b29e90637d24d98555da581912b942db
SHA1: 6952db6dc0af4221d1c77219d09d75377b098d21
SHA256: 9faa98d100095dfde32cbe5093f819d431e9f847c0baec6da2e522601ddd2c84
SHA512: bd8063416c1ff3d0fa7d0fbe883849f09778fcf6384b48e6f2fee6a9a3404b7a0014497fd177217a5b34bf48fdc7472e992f81b5c6e688a778204aa9370aef9b
Homepage: https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/xdg-utils/
Description-en: desktop integration utilities from freedesktop.org
xdg-utils contains utilities for integrating applications with the
desktop environment, regardless of which desktop environment is used.
.
The following utilities are included:
.
* xdg-desktop-menu - Install desktop menu items
* xdg-desktop-icon - Install icons on the user's desktop
* xdg-email - Compose a new email in the user's preferred email client,
potentially with subject and other info filled in
* xdg-icon-resource - Install icon resources
* xdg-mime - Query and install MIME types and associations
* xdg-open - Open a URI in the user's preferred application that
handles the respective URI or file type
* xdg-screensaver - Enable, disable, or suspend the screensaver
* xdg-settings - Get or set the default web browser and URI handlers
Description-md5: 10d9a624c77afc2a42aad2c3dae95f8b
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntustudio-fonts, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop