How To Install libgtkdsv-3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtkdsv-3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libgtkdsv-3-dev is GTK+ syntax highlighting widget - development files for D

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtkdsv-3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libgtkdsv-3-dev

libgtkdsv-3-dev is:

GtkSourceView is a text widget that extends the standard GTK+ 3.x text widget GtkTextView. It improves GtkTextView by implementing syntax highlighting and other features typical of a source editor.

This package contains development files needed to write applications in the D programming language that use GtkSourceView.

There are three methods to install libgtkdsv-3-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 libgtkdsv-3-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 libgtkdsv-3-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgtkdsv-3-dev

Install libgtkdsv-3-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgtkdsv-3-dev

Install libgtkdsv-3-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 libgtkdsv-3-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgtkdsv-3-dev

How To Uninstall libgtkdsv-3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libgtkdsv-3-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgtkdsv-3-dev

Uninstall libgtkdsv-3-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgtkdsv-3-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgtkdsv-3-dev

Remove libgtkdsv-3-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libgtkdsv-3-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgtkdsv-3-dev

Remove libgtkdsv-3-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgtkdsv-3-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtkdsv-3-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.