How To Install gnustep-common on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnustep-common on Ubuntu 18.04. gnustep-common is Common files for the core GNUstep environment

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnustep-common on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is gnustep-common

gnustep-common is:

This package contains the main GNUstep configuration file, common files, scripts and directory layout needed to run any GNUstep software.

There are three methods to install gnustep-common 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 gnustep-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gnustep-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gnustep-common

Install gnustep-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gnustep-common using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gnustep-common

Install gnustep-common 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 gnustep-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gnustep-common

How To Uninstall gnustep-common on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the gnustep-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gnustep-common

Uninstall gnustep-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gnustep-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnustep-common

Remove gnustep-common Configurations and Data

To remove gnustep-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gnustep-common

Remove gnustep-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gnustep-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnustep-common

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnustep-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.