How to Install and Uninstall libmtp-common Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)
Last updated: February 03,2025
1. Install "libmtp-common" package
This tutorial shows how to install libmtp-common on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)
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sudo apt update
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sudo apt install
libmtp-common
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2. Uninstall "libmtp-common" package
Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall libmtp-common on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):
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sudo apt remove
libmtp-common
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sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
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3. Information about the libmtp-common package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)
Package: libmtp-common
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Installed-Size: 1640
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Alessio Treglia
Architecture: all
Source: libmtp
Version: 1.1.10-2ubuntu1
Replaces: libmtp8
Breaks: libmtp8 (<= 1.0.6-6)
Filename: pool/main/libm/libmtp/libmtp-common_1.1.10-2ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 37870
MD5sum: 80e330677731f02a74554a8c208fbc3c
SHA1: e0e750a8e8df328d8b966f58d62dba393b95fdf9
SHA256: d80d802c433aa5341d97748d3b8e91b3759491dc8941d7407cf23b80e861b31b
Description-en: Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) common files
libmtp is a library for communicating with MTP aware devices in POSIX
compliant operating systems. It implements MTP Basic, the subset
proposed for standardization.
.
The Media Transfer Protocol (commonly referred to as MTP) is a devised
set of custom extensions to support the transfer of music files on
USB digital audio players and movie files on USB portable media players.
.
This package provides the udev rules file and the FreeDesktop.org Device
Information Files file (used by HAL).
Description-md5: 407b0c4187c03c2acefd4239d1a421f0
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://libmtp.sourceforge.net/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Installed-Size: 1640
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Alessio Treglia
Architecture: all
Source: libmtp
Version: 1.1.10-2ubuntu1
Replaces: libmtp8
Breaks: libmtp8 (<= 1.0.6-6)
Filename: pool/main/libm/libmtp/libmtp-common_1.1.10-2ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 37870
MD5sum: 80e330677731f02a74554a8c208fbc3c
SHA1: e0e750a8e8df328d8b966f58d62dba393b95fdf9
SHA256: d80d802c433aa5341d97748d3b8e91b3759491dc8941d7407cf23b80e861b31b
Description-en: Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) common files
libmtp is a library for communicating with MTP aware devices in POSIX
compliant operating systems. It implements MTP Basic, the subset
proposed for standardization.
.
The Media Transfer Protocol (commonly referred to as MTP) is a devised
set of custom extensions to support the transfer of music files on
USB digital audio players and movie files on USB portable media players.
.
This package provides the udev rules file and the FreeDesktop.org Device
Information Files file (used by HAL).
Description-md5: 407b0c4187c03c2acefd4239d1a421f0
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://libmtp.sourceforge.net/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop