How To Install libgnomekbd-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnomekbd-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libgnomekbd-dev is GNOME library to manage keyboard configuration - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnomekbd-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libgnomekbd-dev

libgnomekbd-dev is:

libgnomekbd offers an API to manage the keyboard in GNOME applications.

libgnomekbdui offers an API to display a graphical user interface for libgnomekbd operations.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install libgnomekbd-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 libgnomekbd-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 libgnomekbd-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgnomekbd-dev

Install libgnomekbd-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgnomekbd-dev

Install libgnomekbd-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 libgnomekbd-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgnomekbd-dev

How To Uninstall libgnomekbd-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libgnomekbd-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgnomekbd-dev

Uninstall libgnomekbd-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgnomekbd-dev

Remove libgnomekbd-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libgnomekbd-dev

Remove libgnomekbd-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgnomekbd-dev

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Summary

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