How to Install and Uninstall gnome-shell-common Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: December 29,2024

You can also install and uninstall the gnome-shell-common on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "gnome-shell-common" package

Please follow the instructions below to install gnome-shell-common on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall gnome-shell-common on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gnome-shell-common package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: gnome-shell-common
Architecture: all
Version: 42.9-0ubuntu2
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: 2608
Depends: dconf-gsettings-backend | gsettings-backend
Recommends: yaru-theme-gnome-shell (>= 22.04.1~)
Breaks: gnome-shell (<< 3.36.1-6~)
Replaces: gnome-shell (<< 3.36.1-6~)
Filename: pool/main/g/gnome-shell/gnome-shell-common_42.9-0ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 182784
MD5sum: d1842601347048e4fc2f04e7b026bd77
SHA1: c59a9003c8d996f7c817f09a85962916932e0454
SHA256: fdcd06c4bd3d096ff2c4817389427332b9b278c012e6280d820f2ea39364e6ec
SHA512: 90363bc0fdd20f5ef91162985b0df67319157f752acaa91347431a81308477a255457453681e4562ad4e3c2d9093c91da50d6229bdbd20f4a281ac32ab77e94a
Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GnomeShell
Description: common files for the GNOME graphical shell
Description-md5: 2b326fbe771cf911adfb09b06fd267b5
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop

Package: gnome-shell-common
Architecture: all
Version: 42.0-2ubuntu1
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: 2596
Depends: dconf-gsettings-backend | gsettings-backend
Recommends: yaru-theme-gnome-shell (>= 22.04.1~)
Breaks: gnome-shell (<< 3.36.1-6~)
Replaces: gnome-shell (<< 3.36.1-6~)
Filename: pool/main/g/gnome-shell/gnome-shell-common_42.0-2ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 183790
MD5sum: 1f031df88f058e2895e5519724ec9cd9
SHA1: ed96f84efdb25ac1044b2438c9153d8b80609256
SHA256: eb5876da6295f19ee8deb546e075d6b14125fa96d726a3e7ba337814f3643ea8
SHA512: 3bd73197620c0106171dc24d952d2a5c10d93182bf29a9e201025cc55e587b905489f330839ca4d13471f14bc75ad5b4fbc7752533c087c0fe7c0e098538436f
Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GnomeShell
Description: common files for the GNOME graphical shell
Description-md5: 2b326fbe771cf911adfb09b06fd267b5
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop