How to Install and Uninstall appstream-index Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "appstream-index" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install appstream-index on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                appstream-index
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "appstream-index" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall appstream-index on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                appstream-index
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the appstream-index package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: appstream-index
Architecture: all
Version: 0.10.6-1~ubuntu16.04.2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Source: appstream
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klumpp
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 13
Depends: appstream (>= 0.10.6-1~ubuntu16.04.2)
Filename: pool/universe/a/appstream/appstream-index_0.10.6-1~ubuntu16.04.2_all.deb
Size: 1812
MD5sum: 693b33442a428a384462d92056ed0aec
SHA1: 0ffa3d3aaece2bf500c7e6bdde18785b389db462
SHA256: 9cbfce11bca7bca3ccee2d4af8b3b72638b0225f0b6f070857c793b1f213ac28
SHA512: e50269d2a538af56de36b4fb53dd0f2619cac24c890e5c5ea19f0e88e8c3a8a3d100cedec03406d5d5a7431def7b1f3d440ce644c682b6951ac5f83844abfe9d
Homepage: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Distributions/AppStream/
Description-en: Transitional package (appstream-index -> appstream)
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Description-md5: 303e99a55dc11a5b27161702a0cd1d09

Package: appstream-index
Architecture: all
Version: 0.10.1-1~ubuntu16.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Source: appstream
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klumpp
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 12
Depends: appstream (>= 0.10.1-1~ubuntu16.04.1)
Filename: pool/universe/a/appstream/appstream-index_0.10.1-1~ubuntu16.04.1_all.deb
Size: 1848
MD5sum: 007132bdb44d247177c16386b887f886
SHA1: fe36ab081c591b4b47aa7e162f4ac7fc713914a7
SHA256: 27707ec37a08b205172750e4f1a9b2e19162e6291f0c0a7e2fa3f26bc0957e81
SHA512: 68079fef971761a122a7a316689ffd973dc9e7c9bcc9cc04bf67cae5ff37f68d2229c644b5e52a1744a664e87637c3310e4aec242dbc00a36c9e8ea446f1628b
Homepage: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Distributions/AppStream/
Description-en: Transitional package (appstream-index -> appstream)
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Description-md5: 303e99a55dc11a5b27161702a0cd1d09

Package: appstream-index
Architecture: all
Version: 0.9.4-1ubuntu4
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Source: appstream
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klumpp
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 13
Depends: appstream (>= 0.9.4-1ubuntu4)
Filename: pool/universe/a/appstream/appstream-index_0.9.4-1ubuntu4_all.deb
Size: 2060
MD5sum: c17a5609096680030b439629dc511b46
SHA1: 3b59f7ac14aeaa034901ff9be27370c45982fb31
SHA256: 585c4950610ed135248cf1dd4e0d6ea271959a32c89ff8aaa5d382b41d8799eb
SHA512: cb49b4c729d4e45827174b893defca48d5a7bb78866674848d5ca4ee4468aae514900c22e69d516f77742e563a1a8922dea3b8fff4f02b47fb237190c5c72635
Homepage: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Distributions/AppStream/
Description-en: Transitional package (appstream-index -> appstream)
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Description-md5: 303e99a55dc11a5b27161702a0cd1d09

Package: appstream-index
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 13
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klumpp
Architecture: all
Source: appstream
Version: 0.9.4-1
Depends: appstream (>= 0.9.4-1)
Filename: pool/universe/a/appstream/appstream-index_0.9.4-1_all.deb
Size: 2056
MD5sum: 6149b23d9305dec2047248869105fba0
SHA1: 66c651fd75c77bcaff89b504a84cab98abf44a08
SHA256: 40f513e1556f6ad9da734986ffe6c41447786d3170e9c6cf7a8c34037bb415c7
Description-en: Transitional package (appstream-index -> appstream)
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Description-md5: 303e99a55dc11a5b27161702a0cd1d09
Homepage: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Distributions/AppStream/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu