How To Install libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common
libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common is:
This package contains the common files and translations for the GDK Pixbuf library. Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Package: libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common Architecture: all Version: 2.40.0+dfsg-3 Multi-Arch: foreign Priority: optional Section: libs Source: gdk-pixbuf Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 52 Filename: pool/main/g/gdk-pixbuf/libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common_2.40.0+dfsg-3_all.deb Size: 4896 MD5sum: 67ac2fa342c37e818b599def802269dd SHA1: 903814d547f07959bfebfed1396e05ea2fc55360 SHA256: 247957ead285e60efcb766b35bdaf85425319f53555045090d9f1d5a9e49a0ec Homepage: http://www.gtk.org/ Description-en: GDK Pixbuf library - data files This package contains the common files and translations for the GDK Pixbuf library. Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
There are three methods to install libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common 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 libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common
Install libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common
Install libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common 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 libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common
How To Uninstall libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common
Uninstall libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common
Remove libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common Configurations and Data
To remove libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common
Remove libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
