How To Install libgmtk1-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmtk1-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. libgmtk1-dbg is gnome-mplayer toolkit (debugging symbols)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmtk1-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libgmtk1-dbg

libgmtk1-dbg is:

A set of GTK+ widgets used by gnome-mplayer. It provides, amongst others, gnome-mplayer’s media player widget.

This package provides the debugging symbols for the shared library.

There are three methods to install libgmtk1-dbg 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 libgmtk1-dbg Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgmtk1-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgmtk1-dbg

Install libgmtk1-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgmtk1-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgmtk1-dbg

Install libgmtk1-dbg 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 libgmtk1-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgmtk1-dbg

How To Uninstall libgmtk1-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libgmtk1-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgmtk1-dbg

Uninstall libgmtk1-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgmtk1-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgmtk1-dbg

Remove libgmtk1-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libgmtk1-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgmtk1-dbg

Remove libgmtk1-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgmtk1-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgmtk1-dbg

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmtk1-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.