How to Install and Uninstall gnome-common Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 06,2024

1. Install "gnome-common" package

Please follow the guidance below to install gnome-common on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install gnome-common

2. Uninstall "gnome-common" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall gnome-common on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):

$ sudo apt remove gnome-common $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the gnome-common package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: gnome-common
Priority: optional
Section: universe/gnome
Installed-Size: 192
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Architecture: all
Version: 3.14.0-2
Depends: autoconf, autoconf-archive (>= 20150224), automake (>= 1:1.11), libtool, pkg-config, gettext, intltool, autopoint
Filename: pool/universe/g/gnome-common/gnome-common_3.14.0-2_all.deb
Size: 13188
MD5sum: dfc8a4ba3f8b9fcf609276a0824faf40
SHA1: 128492429ed7f445d0419afcfaa206d1ffd11862
SHA256: 5770e0bb9e908032aa1507d1b6dcaf09a14cb0bb92e740bd4b49a9daee46b683
Description-en: common scripts and macros to develop with GNOME
gnome-common is an extension to autoconf, automake and libtool for the GNOME
environment and GNOME using applications. Included are gnome-autogen.sh and
several macros to help in GNOME source trees.
Description-md5: 1c22ca15aa3a851a0b1118ceed08aff6
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu