How To Install libgtkgl2.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtkgl2.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgtkgl2.0-dev
libgtkgl2.0-dev is:
The gtkgl library provides GtkGLArea (a GTK+ widget containing an OpenGL context for fast 2D and 3D graphics), GdkGLPixmap (an off-screen rendering context) and GdkGLContext (an OpenGL extension for virtually any drawable widget).
This package contains the headers and static library.
There are three methods to install libgtkgl2.0-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 libgtkgl2.0-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 libgtkgl2.0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgtkgl2.0-dev
Install libgtkgl2.0-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgtkgl2.0-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgtkgl2.0-dev
Install libgtkgl2.0-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 libgtkgl2.0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgtkgl2.0-dev
How To Uninstall libgtkgl2.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgtkgl2.0-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgtkgl2.0-dev
Uninstall libgtkgl2.0-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgtkgl2.0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgtkgl2.0-dev
Remove libgtkgl2.0-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgtkgl2.0-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgtkgl2.0-dev
Remove libgtkgl2.0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgtkgl2.0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgtkgl2.0-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtkgl2.0-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
