How To Install libreoffice-gtk2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libreoffice-gtk2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libreoffice-gtk2
libreoffice-gtk2 is:
LibreOffice is a full-featured office productivity suite that provides a near drop-in replacement for Microsoft(R) Office.
This package contains the Gtk plugin for drawing LibreOffices widgets with Gtk+ 2 and a Gtk/GNOMEish File Picker and print dialog when running under GNOME.
There are three methods to install libreoffice-gtk2 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libreoffice-gtk2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libreoffice-gtk2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libreoffice-gtk2
Install libreoffice-gtk2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libreoffice-gtk2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libreoffice-gtk2
Install libreoffice-gtk2 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 libreoffice-gtk2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libreoffice-gtk2
How To Uninstall libreoffice-gtk2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libreoffice-gtk2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libreoffice-gtk2
Uninstall libreoffice-gtk2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libreoffice-gtk2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libreoffice-gtk2
Remove libreoffice-gtk2 Configurations and Data
To remove libreoffice-gtk2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libreoffice-gtk2
Remove libreoffice-gtk2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libreoffice-gtk2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libreoffice-gtk2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libreoffice-gtk2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
