How to Install and Uninstall gnome-shell-common Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "gnome-shell-common" package

Learn how to install gnome-shell-common on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "gnome-shell-common" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall gnome-shell-common on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gnome-shell-common package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: gnome-shell-common
Architecture: all
Version: 3.38.4-1ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: gnome
Source: gnome-shell
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2456
Depends: dconf-gsettings-backend | gsettings-backend
Recommends: yaru-theme-gnome-shell
Breaks: gnome-shell (<< 3.36.1-6~)
Replaces: gnome-shell (<< 3.36.1-6~)
Filename: pool/main/g/gnome-shell/gnome-shell-common_3.38.4-1ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 164352
MD5sum: abf24885c3bb4550517461bdfa612eb8
SHA1: c1e2ad76993f4335005230d88b6746857b005918
SHA256: 8ac0d85b859a0434eff9cd6785e6acaaa5e82007d463266e313eb674945dc26b
SHA512: 08889f6ae74fa6eca6060124e6be82fed1fe13f5282a73fd978cab2d2d26b1c88bbe0e57309a3044b61c1bfdfd66c310870917936ecd4b0be02caf0e7a39503a
Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GnomeShell
Description-en: common files for the GNOME graphical shell
This package contains translations and data files for the GNOME shell.
Description-md5: 2b326fbe771cf911adfb09b06fd267b5
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi