How To Install libgmtk-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmtk-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libgmtk-dev
libgmtk-dev is:
A set of GTK+ widgets used by gnome-mplayer. It provides, amongst others, gnome-mplayer’s media player widget.
This package provides the development files.
There are three methods to install libgmtk-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 libgmtk-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 libgmtk-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgmtk-dev
Install libgmtk-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgmtk-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgmtk-dev
Install libgmtk-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 libgmtk-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgmtk-dev
How To Uninstall libgmtk-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libgmtk-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgmtk-dev
Uninstall libgmtk-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgmtk-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgmtk-dev
Remove libgmtk-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgmtk-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgmtk-dev
Remove libgmtk-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgmtk-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgmtk-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmtk-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
