How To Install gir1.2-appstream-1.0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gir1.2-appstream-1.0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gir1.2-appstream-1.0
gir1.2-appstream-1.0 is:
AppStream is a metadata specification, allowing to write metadata for software projects in a standardized format. This allows software centers to display useful information for not installed software, as well as determining software the user might want to install (e.g. to open an unknown file type or to make missing firmware available).
This package contains introspection data for the AppStream library.
There are three methods to install gir1.2-appstream-1.0 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gir1.2-appstream-1.0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gir1.2-appstream-1.0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gir1.2-appstream-1.0
Install gir1.2-appstream-1.0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gir1.2-appstream-1.0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gir1.2-appstream-1.0
Install gir1.2-appstream-1.0 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 gir1.2-appstream-1.0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gir1.2-appstream-1.0
How To Uninstall gir1.2-appstream-1.0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gir1.2-appstream-1.0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gir1.2-appstream-1.0
Uninstall gir1.2-appstream-1.0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gir1.2-appstream-1.0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gir1.2-appstream-1.0
Remove gir1.2-appstream-1.0 Configurations and Data
To remove gir1.2-appstream-1.0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gir1.2-appstream-1.0
Remove gir1.2-appstream-1.0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gir1.2-appstream-1.0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gir1.2-appstream-1.0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gir1.2-appstream-1.0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
