How to Install appstream-util software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

How to Install appstream-util software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

appstream-util software package provides Software component index generator, you can install in your Debian 8 (Jessie) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install appstream-util 

appstream-util is installed in your system.

Make ensure the appstream-util package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep appstream-util *

You will get with appstream-util package name, version, architecture and description in a table

appstream-util package basic information:

Distro Debian 8 jessie
Section Administration Utilities
Package appstream-util
Version 0.3.0-1
Description Software component index generator
Sub Section Admin


See Also, How to uninstall or remove appstream-util software package from Debian 8 (Jessie)?