How to Install and Uninstall xdg-desktop-portal-gtk Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 11,2024

1. Install "xdg-desktop-portal-gtk" package

Please follow the guidance below to install xdg-desktop-portal-gtk on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "xdg-desktop-portal-gtk" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall xdg-desktop-portal-gtk 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 xdg-desktop-portal-gtk package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: xdg-desktop-portal-gtk
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.0.2-0ubuntu0.0
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: gnome
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Utopia Maintenance Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 717
Provides: xdg-desktop-portal-backend
Depends: dbus-user-session | dbus-x11, xdg-desktop-portal (>= 0.10), libc6 (>= 2.4), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.44), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.16.2)
Suggests: accountsservice, evince
Filename: pool/main/x/xdg-desktop-portal-gtk/xdg-desktop-portal-gtk_1.0.2-0ubuntu0.0_amd64.deb
Size: 127616
MD5sum: ee1c8c5f43493f89e3c57dbf5f6b7ce3
SHA1: d13a56240d9caf925aca04fb011544649a511c2c
SHA256: c4311b630e27269a1ba10c9f09409a41c1147276b90bc448c657566ce8398710
SHA512: 9479bc0221e5ef20939900519f9f1b7cf6a84b63902f7e0622528c81a1860c5099a2cdcf6899dac7c19cb0579a3ef2a837e5dccf07cd3dbf0cb07aff847f2a11
Homepage: http://flatpak.org/
Description-en: GTK+/GNOME portal backend for xdg-desktop-portal
xdg-desktop-portal-gtk provides a GTK+/GNOME implementation for the
desktop-agnostic xdg-desktop-portal service. This allows sandboxed
applications to request services from outside the sandbox using
GTK+ GUIs (app chooser, file chooser, print dialog) or using GNOME
services (session manager, screenshot provider).
Description-md5: 4e488fa004136715b8ea7a1eda5b8734
Supported: 5y