How To Install gtk2.0-examples on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk2.0-examples on Debian 9.
What is gtk2.0-examples
gtk2.0-examples is:
GTK+ is a multi-platform toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces. Offering a complete set of widgets, GTK+ is suitable for projects ranging from small one-off tools to complete application suites.
This package contains the example files and a demonstration program for GTK+-2.0.
There are three methods to install gtk2.0-examples on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gtk2.0-examples Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gtk2.0-examples using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gtk2.0-examples
Install gtk2.0-examples Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gtk2.0-examples using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gtk2.0-examples
Install gtk2.0-examples 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install gtk2.0-examples using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gtk2.0-examples
How To Uninstall gtk2.0-examples on Debian 9
To uninstall only the gtk2.0-examples package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gtk2.0-examples
Uninstall gtk2.0-examples And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gtk2.0-examples and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gtk2.0-examples
Remove gtk2.0-examples Configurations and Data
To remove gtk2.0-examples configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gtk2.0-examples
Remove gtk2.0-examples configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gtk2.0-examples configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gtk2.0-examples
Dependencies
gtk2.0-examples have the following dependencies:
- libatk1.0-0
- libc6
- libcairo2
- libfontconfig1
- libfreetype6
- libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0
- libglib2.0-0
- libgtk2.0-0
- libpango-1.0-0
- libpangocairo-1.0-0
- libpangoft2-1.0-0
- libx11-6
- libxcomposite1
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk2.0-examples package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
