How To Install libgtk-3-0 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtk-3-0 on Ubuntu 20.04. libgtk-3-0 is GTK graphical user interface library GTK graphical user interface library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtk-3-0 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is `libgtk-3-0`

libgtk-3-0 is:

GTK is a multi-platform toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces. Offering a complete set of widgets, GTK is suitable for projects ranging from small one-off tools to complete application suites.

This package contains the shared libraries. 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: libgtk-3-0 Architecture: amd64 Version: 3.24.18-1ubuntu1 Multi-Arch: same Priority: optional Section: libs 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: 9815 Provides: gtk3-binver-3.0.0 Depends: adwaita-icon-theme, hicolor-icon-theme, shared-mime-info, libatk-bridge2.0-0 (>= 2.5.3), libatk1.0-0 (>= 2.15.1), libc6 (>= 2.29), libcairo-gobject2 (>= 1.10.0), libcairo2 (>= 1.14.0), libcolord2 (>= 0.1.10), libcups2 (>= 2.3~b6), libepoxy0 (>= 1.4.3), libfontconfig1 (>= 2.12.6), libfreetype6 (>= 2.2.1), libfribidi0 (>= 0.19.7), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.40.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.57.2), libharfbuzz0b (>= 1.2.6), libjson-glib-1.0-0 (>= 0.12.0), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.42.0), libpangocairo-1.0-0 (>= 1.41.0), libpangoft2-1.0-0 (>= 1.41.0), librest-0.7-0 (>= 0.7), libwayland-client0 (>= 1.14.91), libwayland-cursor0 (>= 1.14.91), libwayland-egl1 (>= 1.15.0), libx11-6 (>= 2:1.4.99.1), libxcomposite1 (>= 1:0.3-1), libxcursor1 (» 1.1.2), libxdamage1 (>= 1:1.1), libxext6, libxfixes3, libxi6 (>= 2:1.2.99.4), libxinerama1, libxkbcommon0 (>= 0.5.0), libxrandr2 (>= 2:1.5.0), libgtk-3-common (>= 3.24.18-1ubuntu1) Recommends: libgtk-3-bin Suggests: gvfs, librsvg2-common Filename: pool/main/g/gtk+3.0/libgtk-3-0_3.24.18-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb Size: 2619732 MD5sum: d08f482ec0b22d9da89f99a3064127b9 SHA1: 9a0af6d388a102701a9a4897a828c410e81b41d8 SHA256: bb2ef4e4aa6ed063a4767cc28eb2f72594d09e9654e12e8ed2c17ae50465774b Homepage: https://www.gtk.org/ Description-en: GTK graphical user interface library GTK is a multi-platform toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces. Offering a complete set of widgets, GTK is suitable for projects ranging from small one-off tools to complete application suites.

There are three methods to install libgtk-3-0 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 libgtk-3-0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgtk-3-0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgtk-3-0

Install libgtk-3-0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgtk-3-0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgtk-3-0

Install libgtk-3-0 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 libgtk-3-0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgtk-3-0

How To Uninstall libgtk-3-0 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libgtk-3-0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgtk-3-0

Uninstall libgtk-3-0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgtk-3-0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgtk-3-0

Remove libgtk-3-0 Configurations and Data

To remove libgtk-3-0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgtk-3-0

Remove libgtk-3-0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgtk-3-0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgtk-3-0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtk-3-0 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.