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

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "gnome-shell-common" package

This guide let you learn how to install gnome-shell-common on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "gnome-shell-common" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall gnome-shell-common on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: gnome-shell-common
Architecture: all
Version: 3.18.5-0ubuntu0.3
Priority: optional
Section: universe/gnome
Source: gnome-shell
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 4263
Depends: dconf-gsettings-backend | gsettings-backend
Filename: pool/universe/g/gnome-shell/gnome-shell-common_3.18.5-0ubuntu0.3_all.deb
Size: 609132
MD5sum: 5230e00ee724f7c8b220cd179464ea73
SHA1: e6c381511577d34862620f5f86c88e13d6a9337a
SHA256: 8195d4f3a33e68c285f8a95fe21626c339d35574627bd624ab22af7cdfa32a63
SHA512: 38e181cb3f10ec333e8b352d9f411b93cb60ca0152d32af70c0987680f686c4556c598b48789a836ec11fb581439116d0439c0dd9424ea7f49f28d5187152a85
Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GnomeShell
Description-en: common files for the GNOME graphical shell
This package contains translations and data files for the GNOME shell.
Description-md5: 2b326fbe771cf911adfb09b06fd267b5
Task: edubuntu-desktop-gnome, ubuntu-gnome-desktop
Supported: 3y

Package: gnome-shell-common
Priority: optional
Section: universe/gnome
Installed-Size: 4263
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Architecture: all
Source: gnome-shell
Version: 3.18.4-0ubuntu3
Depends: dconf-gsettings-backend | gsettings-backend
Filename: pool/universe/g/gnome-shell/gnome-shell-common_3.18.4-0ubuntu3_all.deb
Size: 609262
MD5sum: 42f9dadb1847a7d763bca21224c24929
SHA1: ac008455f16fc2e92f96dad80f5ffbd69a6c2f55
SHA256: 11cf7376a886dd08f4d8c32529362548f6c14c52ff7ff34d82858f864ff11670
Description-en: common files for the GNOME graphical shell
This package contains translations and data files for the GNOME shell.
Description-md5: 2b326fbe771cf911adfb09b06fd267b5
Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GnomeShell
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 3y
Task: edubuntu-desktop-gnome, ubuntu-gnome-desktop