How to install xdg-utils on Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)?
In this article we are going to learn the commands and steps to install xdg-utils package on Ubuntu 16.10.
Quick installation of xdg-utils:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: xdg-utils
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install xdg-utils
Package Details | |
| Package: | xdg-utils |
| Version: | 1.1.1-1ubuntu2 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/xdg-utils/ |
| Description: | desktop integration utilities from freedesktop.org xdg-utils contains utilities for integrating applications with the desktop environment, regardless of which desktop environment is used. They are part of freedesktop.org's Portland project. . The following utilities are included: . * xdg-desktop-menu - Install desktop menu items * xdg-desktop-icon - Install icons on the user's desktop * xdg-email - Compose a new email in the user's preferred email client, potentially with subject and other info filled in * xdg-icon-resource - Install icon resources * xdg-mime - Query and install MIME types and associations * xdg-open - Open a URI in the user's preferred application that handles the respective URI or file type * xdg-screensaver - Enable, disable, or suspend the screensaver * xdg-settings - Get or set the default web browser and URI handlers . If you are running GNOME, make sure that the gvfs-bin package is installed. |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 16.10 |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | utils |
How to install xdg-utils on Ubuntu 16.10?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 16.10 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 xdg-utils is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L xdg-utils' will give followin error.
Installing xdg-utils:
After system update use the following command to install xdg-utils:
sudo apt-get install xdg-utils
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 16.10 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 xdg-utils from Ubuntu 16.10?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the xdg-utils from Ubuntu 16.10. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the xdg-utils following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove xdg-utils
Following command is used to remove the xdg-utils package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove xdg-utils
This will remove xdg-utils and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing xdg-utils with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge xdg-utils
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove xdg-utils
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with xdg-utils package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.