How To Install libappstream4 on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libappstream4 on Ubuntu.
What is libappstream4
libappstream4 is:
AppStream is a metadata specification which permits software components to provide information about themselves to automated systems and end-users before the software is actually installed. This permits informative displays of new applications to users in software centers, as well as allowing a system to make decisions on which new software a user might want to install (e.g. missing firmware or media handlers).
This package contains a GObject-based library to access AppStream services, like the software component metadata pool. It also contains functions for reading, writing and transforming AppStream metadata.
There are three methods to install libappstream4 on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libappstream4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libappstream4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libappstream4
Install libappstream4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libappstream4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libappstream4
Install libappstream4 Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libappstream4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libappstream4
How To Uninstall libappstream4 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libappstream4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libappstream4
Uninstall libappstream4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libappstream4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libappstream4
Remove libappstream4 Configurations and Data
To remove libappstream4 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libappstream4
Remove libappstream4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libappstream4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libappstream4
Dependencies
libappstream4 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libappstream4 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.