How To Install gtk-sharp2-gapi on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk-sharp2-gapi on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gtk-sharp2-gapi
gtk-sharp2-gapi is:
GTK# 2.10 is a CLI (.NET) language binding for the GTK+ 2.10 toolkit
This package includes the parser and code generator used by the GTK# project to parse and bind GObject libraries. Install if you want to bind GObject-based libraries, or need to compile a project that uses it to bind such a library.
There are three methods to install gtk-sharp2-gapi 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 gtk-sharp2-gapi 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-sharp2-gapi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gtk-sharp2-gapi
Install gtk-sharp2-gapi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gtk-sharp2-gapi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gtk-sharp2-gapi
Install gtk-sharp2-gapi 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 gtk-sharp2-gapi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gtk-sharp2-gapi
How To Uninstall gtk-sharp2-gapi on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gtk-sharp2-gapi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gtk-sharp2-gapi
Uninstall gtk-sharp2-gapi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gtk-sharp2-gapi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gtk-sharp2-gapi
Remove gtk-sharp2-gapi Configurations and Data
To remove gtk-sharp2-gapi configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gtk-sharp2-gapi
Remove gtk-sharp2-gapi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gtk-sharp2-gapi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gtk-sharp2-gapi
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk-sharp2-gapi package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
