How To Install libgtkmm-3.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtkmm-3.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgtkmm-3.0-dev
libgtkmm-3.0-dev is:
Gtkmm is a C++ interface for the popular GUI library GTK+, API version 3.0. Gtkmm provides a convenient interface for C++ programmers to create graphical user interfaces with GTK+’s flexible OO framework. Highlights include type safe callbacks, widgets extensible using inheritance and over 180 classes that can be freely combined to quickly create complex user interfaces.
This package contains development files and examples, as well as a gtkmm-demo program.
There are three methods to install libgtkmm-3.0-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 libgtkmm-3.0-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 libgtkmm-3.0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgtkmm-3.0-dev
Install libgtkmm-3.0-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgtkmm-3.0-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgtkmm-3.0-dev
Install libgtkmm-3.0-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 libgtkmm-3.0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgtkmm-3.0-dev
How To Uninstall libgtkmm-3.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgtkmm-3.0-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgtkmm-3.0-dev
Uninstall libgtkmm-3.0-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgtkmm-3.0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgtkmm-3.0-dev
Remove libgtkmm-3.0-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgtkmm-3.0-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgtkmm-3.0-dev
Remove libgtkmm-3.0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgtkmm-3.0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgtkmm-3.0-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtkmm-3.0-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
