How To Install libgdl-3-common on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdl-3-common on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgdl-3-common
libgdl-3-common is:
Provides a support library for development tools from the GNOME environment. Including symbol browser, dock and editor components.
This package contains the common files.
There are three methods to install libgdl-3-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 libgdl-3-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 libgdl-3-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgdl-3-common
Install libgdl-3-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgdl-3-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgdl-3-common
Install libgdl-3-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 libgdl-3-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgdl-3-common
How To Uninstall libgdl-3-common on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgdl-3-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgdl-3-common
Uninstall libgdl-3-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgdl-3-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgdl-3-common
Remove libgdl-3-common Configurations and Data
To remove libgdl-3-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgdl-3-common
Remove libgdl-3-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgdl-3-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgdl-3-common
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdl-3-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
