How To Install gtk-sharp3 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk-sharp3 on Ubuntu 18.04. gtk-sharp3 is GTK# 3.0 suite, CLI bindings for GTK+

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk-sharp3 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is gtk-sharp3

gtk-sharp3 is:

GTK# 3.0 is a CLI (.NET) language binding for the GTK+ 3.0 toolkit and related libraries.

gtk-sharp3 is a metapackage containing dependencies for the GTK# 3.0 suite.

There are three methods to install gtk-sharp3 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-sharp3 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-sharp3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gtk-sharp3

Install gtk-sharp3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gtk-sharp3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gtk-sharp3

Install gtk-sharp3 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-sharp3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gtk-sharp3

How To Uninstall gtk-sharp3 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the gtk-sharp3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gtk-sharp3

Uninstall gtk-sharp3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gtk-sharp3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gtk-sharp3

Remove gtk-sharp3 Configurations and Data

To remove gtk-sharp3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gtk-sharp3

Remove gtk-sharp3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gtk-sharp3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gtk-sharp3

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk-sharp3 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.