How To Install libgtkimageview-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtkimageview-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgtkimageview-dev
libgtkimageview-dev is:
GtkImageView is a GTK+ widget that provides a zoomable and panable view of an image. It is intended to be usable in most types of image viewing applications.
Among its features are:
- Mouse and keyboard zooming
- Scrolling and dragging
- Adjustable interpolation
- Fullscreen mode
- GIF animation support
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libgtkimageview-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 libgtkimageview-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 libgtkimageview-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgtkimageview-dev
Install libgtkimageview-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgtkimageview-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgtkimageview-dev
Install libgtkimageview-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 libgtkimageview-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgtkimageview-dev
How To Uninstall libgtkimageview-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgtkimageview-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgtkimageview-dev
Uninstall libgtkimageview-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgtkimageview-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgtkimageview-dev
Remove libgtkimageview-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgtkimageview-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgtkimageview-dev
Remove libgtkimageview-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgtkimageview-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgtkimageview-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtkimageview-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
