How To Install libglib2.0-dev-bin on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libglib2.0-dev-bin on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libglib2.0-dev-bin
libglib2.0-dev-bin is:
GLib is a library containing many useful C routines for things such as trees, hashes, lists, and strings. It is a useful general-purpose C library used by projects such as GTK+, GIMP, and GNOME.
This package is needed to compile programs against libglib2.0-0. It contains development utilities typically run during compilation and should not be installed directly. Use libglib2.0-dev instead.
There are three methods to install libglib2.0-dev-bin 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 libglib2.0-dev-bin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libglib2.0-dev-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libglib2.0-dev-bin
Install libglib2.0-dev-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libglib2.0-dev-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libglib2.0-dev-bin
Install libglib2.0-dev-bin 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 libglib2.0-dev-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libglib2.0-dev-bin
How To Uninstall libglib2.0-dev-bin on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libglib2.0-dev-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libglib2.0-dev-bin
Uninstall libglib2.0-dev-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libglib2.0-dev-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libglib2.0-dev-bin
Remove libglib2.0-dev-bin Configurations and Data
To remove libglib2.0-dev-bin configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libglib2.0-dev-bin
Remove libglib2.0-dev-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libglib2.0-dev-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libglib2.0-dev-bin
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libglib2.0-dev-bin package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
