How To Install libglib2.0-bin on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglib2.0-bin on Ubuntu 20.04. libglib2.0-bin is Programs for the GLib library Programs for the GLib library Programs for the GLib library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglib2.0-bin on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is `libglib2.0-bin`

libglib2.0-bin is:

GLib is a library containing many useful C routines for things such as trees, hashes, lists, and strings. It is a useful general-purpose C library used by projects such as GTK+, GIMP, and GNOME.

This package contains the program files which is used for the libraries and others. Task: server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, 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: libglib2.0-bin Architecture: amd64 Version: 2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.3 Multi-Arch: foreign Priority: optional Section: misc Source: glib2.0 Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 333 Depends: libglib2.0-0 (= 2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.3), libglib2.0-data, libc6 (>= 2.4), libelf1 (>= 0.142) Filename: pool/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-bin_2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.3_amd64.deb Size: 72988 MD5sum: d7d21d8a4b473fca852dde3d7e65caab SHA1: 54a02339c5646f6894046a047b20a57e55b7ee2f SHA256: aaa30e3c0780dffb14784e766bd67c05568dffa227edad9884985d56dd28ad3f SHA512: 613092334be26ca865903707780fc30a3707002002d659e09a2f437bf07fef6ce3150833356d771578eff777eb0b3c3c418b0928e7d6f2df8347e2092937f93e Homepage: http://www.gtk.org/ Description-en: Programs for the GLib library GLib is a library containing many useful C routines for things such as trees, hashes, lists, and strings. It is a useful general-purpose C library used by projects such as GTK+, GIMP, and GNOME.

Package: libglib2.0-bin Architecture: amd64 Version: 2.64.2-1~fakesync1 Multi-Arch: foreign Priority: optional Section: misc Source: glib2.0 Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 332 Depends: libglib2.0-0 (= 2.64.2-1~fakesync1), libglib2.0-data, libc6 (>= 2.4), libelf1 (>= 0.142) Filename: pool/main/g/glib2.0/libglib2.0-bin_2.64.2-1~fakesync1_amd64.deb Size: 72704 MD5sum: e9825f68d49cb5f6ab94923481fa4ca9 SHA1: b85e2c3e611e3adeb655f71d4ad094b14fc87633 SHA256: 72e84707c7abee3b1554f69fd0cfc1b78ed50be08f17deb759b40bd1912ed9fb Homepage: http://www.gtk.org/ Description-en: Programs for the GLib library GLib is a library containing many useful C routines for things such as trees, hashes, lists, and strings. It is a useful general-purpose C library used by projects such as GTK+, GIMP, and GNOME.

There are three methods to install libglib2.0-bin 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 libglib2.0-bin Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libglib2.0-bin using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libglib2.0-bin

Install libglib2.0-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libglib2.0-bin using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libglib2.0-bin

Install libglib2.0-bin 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 libglib2.0-bin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libglib2.0-bin

How To Uninstall libglib2.0-bin on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libglib2.0-bin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libglib2.0-bin

Uninstall libglib2.0-bin And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libglib2.0-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libglib2.0-bin

Remove libglib2.0-bin Configurations and Data

To remove libglib2.0-bin configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libglib2.0-bin

Remove libglib2.0-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libglib2.0-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libglib2.0-bin

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglib2.0-bin package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.