How to Install and Uninstall gdesklets Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: July 04,2024

1. Install "gdesklets" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install gdesklets on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                gdesklets
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "gdesklets" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall gdesklets on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: gdesklets
Priority: optional
Section: universe/gnome
Installed-Size: 4485
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.36.1-7build3
Replaces: gdesklets-data (<< 0.21)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.16.0), libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.24.0), libgtop-2.0-10 (>= 2.22.3), librsvg2-2 (>= 2.14.4), python:any (>= 2.6.6-7~), python2.7, python-gnome2 (>= 2.10.0), python-gtk2 (>= 2.10.0), python, python-pyorbit (>= 2.0.1)
Conflicts: gdesklets-data (<< 0.21)
Filename: pool/universe/g/gdesklets/gdesklets_0.36.1-7build3_amd64.deb
Size: 2371952
MD5sum: 37a29018c0958256f0edd368c089a449
SHA1: 01b04bf162f9f5639a16585abaf318eefb9bfc6d
SHA256: fb29a01ccdf4b8d3774692d354484b59c7abbae649e591631299ad653c3b07d5
Description-en: Architecture for desktop applets
gDesklets is an architecture for "desklets", which are tiny applets
sitting on your desktop in a symbiotic relationship of eye candy and
usefulness.
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You can populate your desktop with status meters, icon bars,
weather sensors, news tickers... whatever you can imagine...
Virtually anything is possible and may even be available some day.
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This package includes a small number of applets.
Description-md5: c55f3b570bdf4bb76e22ca867d0f37bf
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu