How To Install libgtk-3-0 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtk-3-0 on Debian 11.
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 11. 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 11
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 11, 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 11 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:
- adwaita-icon-theme
- hicolor-icon-theme
- shared-mime-info
- libatk-bridge2.0-0
- libatk1.0-0
- libc6
- libcairo-gobject2
- libcairo2
- libcolord2
- libcups2
- libepoxy0
- libfontconfig1
- libfreetype6
- libfribidi0
- libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0
- libglib2.0-0
- libharfbuzz0b
- libjson-glib-1.0-0
- libpango-1.0-0
- libpangocairo-1.0-0
- libpangoft2-1.0-0
- librest-0.7-0
- libwayland-client0
- libwayland-cursor0
- libwayland-egl1
- libx11-6
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtk-3-0 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.