How To Install libgtk-3-0 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libgtk-3-0 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libgtk-3-0 is GTK+ graphical user interface library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtk-3-0 on Debian 10.

What is libgtk-3-0

libgtk-3-0 is:

GTK+ is a multi-platform toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces. Offering a complete set of widgets, GTK+ is suitable for projects ranging from small one-off tools to complete application suites.

This package contains the shared libraries.

There are three methods to install libgtk-3-0 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libgtk-3-0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgtk-3-0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgtk-3-0

Install libgtk-3-0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgtk-3-0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgtk-3-0

Install libgtk-3-0 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libgtk-3-0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgtk-3-0

How To Uninstall libgtk-3-0 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libgtk-3-0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgtk-3-0

Uninstall libgtk-3-0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgtk-3-0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgtk-3-0

Remove libgtk-3-0 Configurations and Data

To remove libgtk-3-0 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgtk-3-0

Remove libgtk-3-0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgtk-3-0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgtk-3-0

Dependencies

libgtk-3-0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtk-3-0 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.