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

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "appstream-util" package

This tutorial shows how to install appstream-util on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall appstream-util on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: appstream-util
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.5.13-1ubuntu6
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Source: appstream-glib
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klumpp
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 180
Depends: libappstream-glib8 (>= 0.5.13), libc6 (>= 2.4), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.46), libsoup2.4-1 (>= 2.52)
Breaks: appdata-tools (<< 0.3.4)
Replaces: appdata-tools (<< 0.3.4)
Filename: pool/universe/a/appstream-glib/appstream-util_0.5.13-1ubuntu6_amd64.deb
Size: 36172
MD5sum: dc68f14c330c2ca29b495015e5c24e82
SHA1: c7ff17a97eb8d6b565fe9387b0c41854b273bee4
SHA256: 895845a2ffab9b472879f703b6e92740e029b2b405a59ed91921053e20df01c1
SHA512: 06338c65a4746147d0e04bfc56be993199050e8d05ff470ee5ea4d703bca39b0dbfc7133d306757a44bf3a38699a11cc31a490cc3330e83308fd2d971db26f8e
Homepage: http://people.freedesktop.org/~hughsient/appstream-glib/
Description-en: Utility to work with AppStream metadata
AppStream is a cross-distribution effort for creating and sharing
metadata about software components available in the package repositories
of a distribution.
.
This package provides an utility to work with AppStream metadata, which uses
libappstream-glib.
.
It also contains Autotools macros to easily integrate AppStream metadata into
an Autotools-based buildsystem, by running 'appstream-util' to validate the
files before installing them.
Description-md5: a4492a3684298de274fd2e206004ee03

Package: appstream-util
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 180
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klumpp
Architecture: amd64
Source: appstream-glib
Version: 0.5.13-1
Replaces: appdata-tools (<< 0.3.4)
Depends: libappstream-glib8 (>= 0.5.13), libc6 (>= 2.4), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.46), libsoup2.4-1 (>= 2.52)
Breaks: appdata-tools (<< 0.3.4)
Filename: pool/universe/a/appstream-glib/appstream-util_0.5.13-1_amd64.deb
Size: 36110
MD5sum: 7609afacb677fa50d44411b3dbdb2b58
SHA1: 66b8b45a4766ff6e0d53bc8cacfdeb3a88148a7b
SHA256: 51f0d573ae6356102194a1d1c24c6e5268a615a9e895338838fdce28026e8668
Description-en: Utility to work with AppStream metadata
AppStream is a cross-distribution effort for creating and sharing
metadata about software components available in the package repositories
of a distribution.
.
This package provides an utility to work with AppStream metadata, which uses
libappstream-glib.
.
It also contains Autotools macros to easily integrate AppStream metadata into
an Autotools-based buildsystem, by running 'appstream-util' to validate the
files before installing them.
Description-md5: a4492a3684298de274fd2e206004ee03
Homepage: http://people.freedesktop.org/~hughsient/appstream-glib/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu