How To Install gtk2hs-buildtools on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk2hs-buildtools on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gtk2hs-buildtools
gtk2hs-buildtools is:
This package provides a set of helper programs necessary to build the Gtk2Hs suite of libraries. These tools include a modified c2hs binding tool that is used to generate FFI declarations, a tool to build a type hierarchy that mirrors the C type hierarchy of GObjects found in glib, and a generator for signal declarations that are used to call back from C to Haskell. These tools are not needed to actually run Gtk2Hs programs.
There are three methods to install gtk2hs-buildtools 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 gtk2hs-buildtools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gtk2hs-buildtools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gtk2hs-buildtools
Install gtk2hs-buildtools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gtk2hs-buildtools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gtk2hs-buildtools
Install gtk2hs-buildtools 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 gtk2hs-buildtools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gtk2hs-buildtools
How To Uninstall gtk2hs-buildtools on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gtk2hs-buildtools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gtk2hs-buildtools
Uninstall gtk2hs-buildtools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gtk2hs-buildtools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gtk2hs-buildtools
Remove gtk2hs-buildtools Configurations and Data
To remove gtk2hs-buildtools configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gtk2hs-buildtools
Remove gtk2hs-buildtools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gtk2hs-buildtools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gtk2hs-buildtools
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk2hs-buildtools package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
