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Quick installation of software-properties-common:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: software-properties-common
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
Package Details | |
| Package: | software-properties-common |
| Version: | 0.82.7.7 |
| Maintainer: | Michael Vogt |
| Home page: | |
| Description: | 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. |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | admin |
How to install software-properties-common on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If software-properties-common is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L software-properties-common' will give followin error.
Installing software-properties-common:
After system update use the following command to install software-properties-common:
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove software-properties-common from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the software-properties-common from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the software-properties-common following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove software-properties-common
Following command is used to remove the software-properties-common package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove software-properties-common
This will remove software-properties-common and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing software-properties-common with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge software-properties-common
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove software-properties-common
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with software-properties-common package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.
