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

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "gnome-packagekit" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                gnome-packagekit
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "gnome-packagekit" package

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


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

Package: gnome-packagekit
Priority: optional
Section: universe/gnome
Installed-Size: 487
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klumpp
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.14.2-0ubuntu2
Replaces: gnome-software-manager (<< 3.6.0-2)
Provides: update-notifier
Depends: gnome-packagekit-session (>= 3.14.2-0ubuntu2), libc6 (>= 2.4), libdbus-glib-1-2 (>= 0.78), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.37.3), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.16.2), libpackagekit-glib2-16 (>= 0.8.10)
Breaks: gnome-software-manager (<< 3.6.0-2), update-notifier (<< 3.14.2-0ubuntu2)
Filename: pool/universe/g/gnome-packagekit/gnome-packagekit_3.14.2-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 139128
MD5sum: 88670d830b59d2a5ca85f34f6b274a08
SHA1: 853af895f93a925a134c944a6987231aa1f89bba
SHA256: b9a1b56635a3ba380b67f51d5cef4ff13b82219e263079488e1fa831e1fb9b0f
Description-en: Graphical distribution neutral package manager for GNOME
PackageKit allows performing simple software management tasks over a DBus
interface e.g. refreshing the cache, updating, installing and removing
software packages or searching for multimedia codecs and file handlers.
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This package contains a GTK+ based application for package installation
and removal, as well as an application to view system updates.
Description-md5: 651543fce899d257ed41464ba136b563
Homepage: https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-packagekit/stable/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu