How To Install libgtk2.0-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libgtk2.0-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libgtk2.0-dev is development files for the GTK+ library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtk2.0-dev on Debian 10.

What is libgtk2.0-dev

libgtk2.0-dev 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 header files and static libraries which are needed for developing GTK+ applications.

There are three methods to install libgtk2.0-dev 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 libgtk2.0-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 libgtk2.0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgtk2.0-dev

Install libgtk2.0-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgtk2.0-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgtk2.0-dev

Install libgtk2.0-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libgtk2.0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgtk2.0-dev

How To Uninstall libgtk2.0-dev on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libgtk2.0-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgtk2.0-dev

Uninstall libgtk2.0-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgtk2.0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgtk2.0-dev

Remove libgtk2.0-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libgtk2.0-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgtk2.0-dev

Remove libgtk2.0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgtk2.0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgtk2.0-dev

Dependencies

libgtk2.0-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtk2.0-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.