How To Install gtkperf on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gtkperf on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is gtkperf
gtkperf is:
GtkPerf is an application designed to test GTK+ performance. The point is to create common testing platform to run predefined GTK+ widgets (opening comboboxes, toggling buttons, scrolling text) and this way define the speed of device/platform.
There are three methods to install gtkperf 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 gtkperf Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gtkperf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gtkperf
Install gtkperf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gtkperf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gtkperf
Install gtkperf 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 gtkperf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gtkperf
How To Uninstall gtkperf on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the gtkperf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gtkperf
Uninstall gtkperf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gtkperf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gtkperf
Remove gtkperf Configurations and Data
To remove gtkperf configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gtkperf
Remove gtkperf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gtkperf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gtkperf
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gtkperf package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
