How To Install libgtkmm-4.0-0 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libgtkmm-4.0-0 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libgtkmm-4.0-0 is C++ wrappers for GTK4 (shared libraries)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtkmm-4.0-0 on Debian 12.

What is libgtkmm-4.0-0

libgtkmm-4.0-0 is:

Gtkmm is a C++ interface for the popular GUI library GTK 4, API version 4.0. Gtkmm provides a convenient interface for C++ programmers to create graphical user interfaces with GTK’s flexible OO framework. Highlights include type safe callbacks, widgets extensible using inheritance and over 180 classes that can be freely combined to quickly create complex user interfaces.

This package contains shared libraries.

There are three methods to install libgtkmm-4.0-0 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libgtkmm-4.0-0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgtkmm-4.0-0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgtkmm-4.0-0

Install libgtkmm-4.0-0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgtkmm-4.0-0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgtkmm-4.0-0

Install libgtkmm-4.0-0 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libgtkmm-4.0-0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgtkmm-4.0-0

How To Uninstall libgtkmm-4.0-0 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libgtkmm-4.0-0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgtkmm-4.0-0

Uninstall libgtkmm-4.0-0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgtkmm-4.0-0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgtkmm-4.0-0

Remove libgtkmm-4.0-0 Configurations and Data

To remove libgtkmm-4.0-0 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgtkmm-4.0-0

Remove libgtkmm-4.0-0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgtkmm-4.0-0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgtkmm-4.0-0

Dependencies

libgtkmm-4.0-0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtkmm-4.0-0 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.