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

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "software-properties-common" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install software-properties-common on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall software-properties-common on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: software-properties-common
Architecture: all
Version: 0.96.20.10
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Source: software-properties
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Michael Vogt
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 188
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~), python3, python3-gi, gir1.2-glib-2.0, python-apt-common (>= 0.9), python3-dbus, python3-software-properties (= 0.96.20.10), ca-certificates
Breaks: python-software-properties (<< 0.85), python3-software-properties (<< 0.85)
Replaces: python-software-properties (<< 0.85), python3-software-properties (<< 0.85)
Filename: pool/main/s/software-properties/software-properties-common_0.96.20.10_all.deb
Size: 9504
MD5sum: f44138e27b8179045015eb4e52c82931
SHA1: 379b337b25ffb188c931ec8589017f72c09c8be9
SHA256: bd797d9dbdba691c39abdb4768c624cd57c32926d84593407ae11c55499de520
SHA512: efe80288d4c5b14bc1de3ec761b302baf8b329ec1cfc49de220f749f4066abf4d0ea562b466c7123ec3ca1426fa86275de99c66b624e07c5537010e8bc4421b3
Description-en: manage the repositories that you install software from (common)
This software provides an abstraction of the used apt repositories.
It allows you to easily manage your distribution and independent software
vendor software sources.
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This package contains the common files for software-properties like the
D-Bus backend.
Description-md5: d19f432480048ad00ac5c2bfd116cd00
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, cloud-image, server, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntu-touch-core, ubuntu-touch, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop
Supported: 5y

Package: software-properties-common
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Installed-Size: 184
Maintainer: Michael Vogt
Architecture: all
Source: software-properties
Version: 0.96.20
Replaces: python-software-properties (<< 0.85), python3-software-properties (<< 0.85)
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~), python3, python3-gi, gir1.2-glib-2.0, python-apt-common (>= 0.9), python3-dbus, python3-software-properties (= 0.96.20), ca-certificates
Breaks: python-software-properties (<< 0.85), python3-software-properties (<< 0.85)
Filename: pool/main/s/software-properties/software-properties-common_0.96.20_all.deb
Size: 9402
MD5sum: 12e13ddee69f15c5b6f477f6ab19a6d7
SHA1: fe6915f8cf319563c5f6ea053155d23c1099017b
SHA256: 3a783d78c27d25ba2f30b31b045d4d6e172ca9c56a527c43842c7937432577b7
Description-en: manage the repositories that you install software from (common)
This software provides an abstraction of the used apt repositories.
It allows you to easily manage your distribution and independent software
vendor software sources.
.
This package contains the common files for software-properties like the
D-Bus backend.
Description-md5: d19f432480048ad00ac5c2bfd116cd00
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, cloud-image, server, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntu-touch-core, ubuntu-touch, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop