How To Install libgail-3-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgail-3-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libgail-3-dev
libgail-3-dev is:
Gail implements ATK interfaces for GTK widgets which are dynamically loadable at runtime by a GTK application. Once loaded, those parts of an application that use standard GTK widgets will have a basic level of accessibility, without the need to modify the application at all.
This package contains the development files for Gail.
Package: libgail-3-dev Architecture: amd64 Version: 3.24.18-1ubuntu1 Multi-Arch: same Priority: optional Section: libdevel Source: gtk+3.0 Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 123 Depends: libatk1.0-dev, libgail-3-0 (= 3.24.18-1ubuntu1), pkg-config, libgtk-3-dev (= 3.24.18-1ubuntu1) Suggests: libgail-3-doc Filename: pool/main/g/gtk+3.0/libgail-3-dev_3.24.18-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb Size: 13888 MD5sum: b4e6b5af248d1efe8301f651d0ff18f2 SHA1: 6768473429374206b3e9fe7fa6d6f63daf1cff5b SHA256: a03779ab1d72234abf55bcf908b4a606648147bbae0f2620ce4dd47b7f20749b Homepage: https://www.gtk.org/ Description-en: GNOME Accessibility Implementation Library – development files Gail implements ATK interfaces for GTK widgets which are dynamically loadable at runtime by a GTK application. Once loaded, those parts of an application that use standard GTK widgets will have a basic level of accessibility, without the need to modify the application at all.
This package contains the development files for Gail.
There are three methods to install libgail-3-dev 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 libgail-3-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgail-3-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgail-3-dev
Install libgail-3-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgail-3-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgail-3-dev
Install libgail-3-dev 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 libgail-3-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgail-3-dev
How To Uninstall libgail-3-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libgail-3-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgail-3-dev
Uninstall libgail-3-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgail-3-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgail-3-dev
Remove libgail-3-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgail-3-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgail-3-dev
Remove libgail-3-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgail-3-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgail-3-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgail-3-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
