How To Install libgoocanvasmm-2.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgoocanvasmm-2.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libgoocanvasmm-2.0-dev is C++ bindings for GooCanvas - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgoocanvasmm-2.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libgoocanvasmm-2.0-dev

libgoocanvasmm-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. goocanvasmm is the C++ wrapper for GooCanvas

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install libgoocanvasmm-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 libgoocanvasmm-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 libgoocanvasmm-2.0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgoocanvasmm-2.0-dev

Install libgoocanvasmm-2.0-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgoocanvasmm-2.0-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgoocanvasmm-2.0-dev

Install libgoocanvasmm-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 libgoocanvasmm-2.0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgoocanvasmm-2.0-dev

How To Uninstall libgoocanvasmm-2.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libgoocanvasmm-2.0-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgoocanvasmm-2.0-dev

Uninstall libgoocanvasmm-2.0-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgoocanvasmm-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 libgoocanvasmm-2.0-dev

Remove libgoocanvasmm-2.0-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libgoocanvasmm-2.0-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgoocanvasmm-2.0-dev

Remove libgoocanvasmm-2.0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgoocanvasmm-2.0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgoocanvasmm-2.0-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgoocanvasmm-2.0-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.