How To Install gtk-3-examples on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk-3-examples on Debian 9. gtk-3-examples is example files for GTK+ 3

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk-3-examples on Debian 9.

What is gtk-3-examples

gtk-3-examples 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 example files and a demonstration program for GTK+3.

There are three methods to install gtk-3-examples on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install gtk-3-examples Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gtk-3-examples

Install gtk-3-examples Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gtk-3-examples

Install gtk-3-examples 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 gtk-3-examples using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gtk-3-examples

How To Uninstall gtk-3-examples on Debian 9

To uninstall only the gtk-3-examples package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gtk-3-examples

Uninstall gtk-3-examples And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gtk-3-examples and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gtk-3-examples

Remove gtk-3-examples Configurations and Data

To remove gtk-3-examples configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gtk-3-examples

Remove gtk-3-examples configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gtk-3-examples

Dependencies

gtk-3-examples have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk-3-examples package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.