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

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "gnome-software" package

This is a short guide on how to install gnome-software on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


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

Package: gnome-software
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.20.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.13
Priority: optional
Section: gnome
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1158
Depends: appstream, aptdaemon, gnome-software-common (= 3.20.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.13), gsettings-desktop-schemas (>= 3.18), dconf-gsettings-backend | gsettings-backend, libappstream-glib8 (>= 0.5.13), libapt-pkg5.0 (>= 1.2), libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4), libc6 (>= 2.14), libcairo2 (>= 1.2.4), libfwupd1 (>= 0.6.3), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.46.0), libgnome-desktop-3-12 (>= 3.17.92), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.18.2), libgtkspell3-3-0, libjson-glib-1.0-0 (>= 1.1.2), liboauth0 (>= 0.9.1), libpolkit-gobject-1-0 (>= 0.99), libsecret-1-0 (>= 0.7), libsnapd-glib1 (>= 0.9), libsoup2.4-1 (>= 2.52), libsqlite3-0 (>= 3.5.9), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2)
Recommends: debconf, libgtk2-perl
Filename: pool/main/g/gnome-software/gnome-software_3.20.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.13_amd64.deb
Size: 253782
MD5sum: 1526db09751001b4665efba87a40c871
SHA1: f56d431184329ad350f9d364e696e61bd395896a
SHA256: 172358ded669b6e736827ae48858c40a776dba81250982d3e5a2a05ce776e790
SHA512: 5719609ed5540a1106f1b9799289da9d7b1931bfeebb0a6827173316a4b9f23220b0919e710887c4dba1978b4450d498768833dc73994fc8c5a02963b2a77ee1
Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Software
Description-en: Software Center for GNOME
Software lets you install and update applications and system extensions.
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Software uses a plugin architecture to separate the frontend from the
technologies that are used underneath. Currently, a PackageKit plugin provides
data from a number of traditional packaging systems, such as rpm or apt. An
appdata plugin provides additional metadata from locally installed data in the
appdata format.
Description-md5: c18037138f62996f54244e20a5eee15b
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop
Supported: 5y

Package: gnome-software
Priority: optional
Section: gnome
Installed-Size: 1031
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.20.1+git20160420.1.ca63436.ubuntu-xenial-0ubuntu2
Depends: appstream, gnome-software-common (= 3.20.1+git20160420.1.ca63436.ubuntu-xenial-0ubuntu2), gsettings-desktop-schemas (>= 3.18), dconf-gsettings-backend | gsettings-backend, libappstream-glib8 (>= 0.5.13), libapt-pkg5.0 (>= 1.2), libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4), libc6 (>= 2.14), libcairo2 (>= 1.2.4), libfwupd1 (>= 0.6.3), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.46.0), libgnome-desktop-3-12 (>= 3.17.92), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.18.2), libgtkspell3-3-0, libjson-glib-1.0-0 (>= 0.13.2), liboauth0 (>= 0.9.1), libpolkit-gobject-1-0 (>= 0.99), libsecret-1-0 (>= 0.7), libsoup2.4-1 (>= 2.52), libsqlite3-0 (>= 3.5.9), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2)
Filename: pool/main/g/gnome-software/gnome-software_3.20.1+git20160420.1.ca63436.ubuntu-xenial-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 223278
MD5sum: 51da63ea16ee1bfaa9a66320208f2b6c
SHA1: b96c147ae3e83731236f892c393f605d0be9774e
SHA256: 53ae4eb4d64b03f5e088bf7ab626be456e24713665968f606b5af53e403d2620
Description-en: Software Center for GNOME
Software lets you install and update applications and system extensions.
.
Software uses a plugin architecture to separate the frontend from the
technologies that are used underneath. Currently, a PackageKit plugin provides
data from a number of traditional packaging systems, such as rpm or apt. An
appdata plugin provides additional metadata from locally installed data in the
appdata format.
Description-md5: c18037138f62996f54244e20a5eee15b
Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Software
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop