How To Install libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common
libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common is:
This package contains the common files and translations for the GDK Pixbuf library.
There are three methods to install libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common 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 libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common
Install libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common
Install libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common 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 libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common
How To Uninstall libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common
Uninstall libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common
Remove libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common Configurations and Data
To remove libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common
Remove libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
