How To Install gambas3-gb-gtk on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gambas3-gb-gtk on Ubuntu 20.04. gambas3-gb-gtk is Gambas GTK+ component

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gambas3-gb-gtk on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is gambas3-gb-gtk

gambas3-gb-gtk is:

Gambas is a free development environment based on a Basic interpreter with object extensions, like Visual Basic(tm) (but it is NOT a clone!).

These are the GTK+ components for Gambas.

There are three methods to install gambas3-gb-gtk on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install gambas3-gb-gtk Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gambas3-gb-gtk using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gambas3-gb-gtk

Install gambas3-gb-gtk Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gambas3-gb-gtk using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gambas3-gb-gtk

Install gambas3-gb-gtk 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 gambas3-gb-gtk using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gambas3-gb-gtk

How To Uninstall gambas3-gb-gtk on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the gambas3-gb-gtk package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gambas3-gb-gtk

Uninstall gambas3-gb-gtk And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gambas3-gb-gtk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gambas3-gb-gtk

Remove gambas3-gb-gtk Configurations and Data

To remove gambas3-gb-gtk configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gambas3-gb-gtk

Remove gambas3-gb-gtk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gambas3-gb-gtk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gambas3-gb-gtk

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gambas3-gb-gtk package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.