How to Install and Uninstall desktop-file-utils Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "desktop-file-utils" package

Learn how to install desktop-file-utils on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                desktop-file-utils
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "desktop-file-utils" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall desktop-file-utils on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: desktop-file-utils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.22-1ubuntu5.2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Ross Burton
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 215
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.28.0)
Filename: pool/main/d/desktop-file-utils/desktop-file-utils_0.22-1ubuntu5.2_amd64.deb
Size: 42902
MD5sum: 3f1c2fe482d2f90008130c2b7b425044
SHA1: d3cc0572e40c2b610ae83eca4fb907201146a242
SHA256: aaae059f5f40ad88c94abce667c8e5970576952702f672abcbdbc43bd951c752
SHA512: 2c64d0e84b470704b22569ca2fab4ad1ef5af42a3185bae14e99e566b9d2eb6285de30bcff1b05918486c805978a5b7c367bcdc02de81f93d4062d6e6efe77be
Homepage: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/desktop-file-utils
Description-en: Utilities for .desktop files
Some utilities to make dealing with .desktop files easier:
* update-desktop-database -- update the desktop-MIME mapping
* desktop-file-validate -- validate a desktop file
* desktop-file-install -- install a desktop file, munging en route.
Description-md5: b235afbde001f33936d80b8419f367f5
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop
Supported: 5y

Package: desktop-file-utils
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Installed-Size: 215
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Ross Burton
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.22-1ubuntu5
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.28.0)
Filename: pool/main/d/desktop-file-utils/desktop-file-utils_0.22-1ubuntu5_amd64.deb
Size: 43986
MD5sum: 604a21620a6ef2d06f5f14735d6591d2
SHA1: d9395de41d21fee3d715ecab5c9a8400d55f5d4e
SHA256: 34c7710e1396d82c9d185830e67f20fb70ac3bf6847a08479e6599f0e201d2cb
Description-en: Utilities for .desktop files
Some utilities to make dealing with .desktop files easier:
* update-desktop-database -- update the desktop-MIME mapping
* desktop-file-validate -- validate a desktop file
* desktop-file-install -- install a desktop file, munging en route.
Description-md5: b235afbde001f33936d80b8419f367f5
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/desktop-file-utils
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop