How To Install libgoocanvas-2.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgoocanvas-2.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgoocanvas-2.0-dev
libgoocanvas-2.0-dev is:
GooCanvas is a canvas widget for GTK+ that uses the Cairo 2D library for drawing. It has a model/view split, and uses interfaces for canvas items and views, so you can easily turn any application object into canvas items.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libgoocanvas-2.0-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 libgoocanvas-2.0-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 libgoocanvas-2.0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgoocanvas-2.0-dev
Install libgoocanvas-2.0-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgoocanvas-2.0-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgoocanvas-2.0-dev
Install libgoocanvas-2.0-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 libgoocanvas-2.0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgoocanvas-2.0-dev
How To Uninstall libgoocanvas-2.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgoocanvas-2.0-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgoocanvas-2.0-dev
Uninstall libgoocanvas-2.0-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgoocanvas-2.0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgoocanvas-2.0-dev
Remove libgoocanvas-2.0-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgoocanvas-2.0-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgoocanvas-2.0-dev
Remove libgoocanvas-2.0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgoocanvas-2.0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgoocanvas-2.0-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgoocanvas-2.0-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
