How To Install gnome-sharp2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-sharp2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gnome-sharp2
gnome-sharp2 is:
GNOME# 2.24 is a CLI (.NET) language binding for the GNOME 2.24 platform libraries.
gnome-sharp2 is a metapackage containing dependencies for the GNOME# 2.24 suite.
There are three methods to install gnome-sharp2 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 gnome-sharp2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-sharp2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnome-sharp2
Install gnome-sharp2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-sharp2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnome-sharp2
Install gnome-sharp2 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 gnome-sharp2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnome-sharp2
How To Uninstall gnome-sharp2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gnome-sharp2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnome-sharp2
Uninstall gnome-sharp2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnome-sharp2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-sharp2
Remove gnome-sharp2 Configurations and Data
To remove gnome-sharp2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-sharp2
Remove gnome-sharp2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnome-sharp2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-sharp2
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-sharp2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
