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

Last updated: May 05,2024

1. Install "gnome-software-common" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install gnome-software-common on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


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

Package: gnome-software-common
Architecture: all
Version: 3.20.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.13
Priority: optional
Section: gnome
Source: gnome-software
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2868
Filename: pool/main/g/gnome-software/gnome-software-common_3.20.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.13_all.deb
Size: 2520892
MD5sum: 2a84a7580f2f599ab8847424c38a0b7b
SHA1: 6f7fe41caf50e25b9715d29876241781fa8ebbab
SHA256: 7da7fba938d26391fa46715a5169463a79230da79eb96def2aa0fd018e6820e1
SHA512: ef119004f784f1137cb348b66937e8134ff170b5eb4d3cad938b9ea5ccaba82205c5811bc24291128caf656c82ae3391833891fdf5f8ef4d520daafdd16fd0ea
Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Software
Description-en: Software Center for GNOME (common files)
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.
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This package contains the architectures independent files
Description-md5: 43f1646628c43b1282b3e952a99b2780
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-common
Priority: optional
Section: gnome
Installed-Size: 2564
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Architecture: all
Source: gnome-software
Version: 3.20.1+git20160420.1.ca63436.ubuntu-xenial-0ubuntu2
Filename: pool/main/g/gnome-software/gnome-software-common_3.20.1+git20160420.1.ca63436.ubuntu-xenial-0ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 2256916
MD5sum: 8af3b2e892a5f27633663de4e597f893
SHA1: d6cebb7aa6a3a70c200083041cd5d4cac0792d79
SHA256: e7283b924da892416db5866afb35c6573619f6e80daf4cfb7841c4fd7f43b3d6
Description-en: Software Center for GNOME (common files)
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.
.
This package contains the architectures independent files
Description-md5: 43f1646628c43b1282b3e952a99b2780
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