How To Install libgtkglext1-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtkglext1-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. libgtkglext1-doc is OpenGL Extension to GTK+ (documentation)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtkglext1-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libgtkglext1-doc

libgtkglext1-doc is:

GtkGLExt provides the GDK objects to support OpenGL rendering in GTK+, and GtkWidget API add-ons to make GTK+ widgets OpenGL-capable.

This package contains documentation for libgtkglext.

There are three methods to install libgtkglext1-doc 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 libgtkglext1-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgtkglext1-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgtkglext1-doc

Install libgtkglext1-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgtkglext1-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgtkglext1-doc

Install libgtkglext1-doc 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 libgtkglext1-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgtkglext1-doc

How To Uninstall libgtkglext1-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libgtkglext1-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgtkglext1-doc

Uninstall libgtkglext1-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgtkglext1-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgtkglext1-doc

Remove libgtkglext1-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libgtkglext1-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgtkglext1-doc

Remove libgtkglext1-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgtkglext1-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgtkglext1-doc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtkglext1-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.