How To Install libatk1.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libatk1.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libatk1.0-dev
libatk1.0-dev is:
ATK is a toolkit providing accessibility interfaces for applications or other toolkits. By implementing these interfaces, those other toolkits or applications can be used with tools such as screen readers, magnifiers, and other alternative input devices.
These are the development files for ATK, needed for compilation of programs or toolkits which use it.
There are three methods to install libatk1.0-dev 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 libatk1.0-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libatk1.0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libatk1.0-dev
Install libatk1.0-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libatk1.0-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libatk1.0-dev
Install libatk1.0-dev 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 libatk1.0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libatk1.0-dev
How To Uninstall libatk1.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libatk1.0-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libatk1.0-dev
Uninstall libatk1.0-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libatk1.0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libatk1.0-dev
Remove libatk1.0-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libatk1.0-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libatk1.0-dev
Remove libatk1.0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libatk1.0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libatk1.0-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libatk1.0-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
