How To Install libgtkpod-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtkpod-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libgtkpod-dev is main library for the gtkpod package, development kit

Introduction

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

What is libgtkpod-dev

libgtkpod-dev is:

This is the core library and plugins for gtkpod. Library containing core gtk functions for the application gtkpod and the related gtkpod-data package.

This package contains the static library and headers for use by developers.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libgtkpod-dev

Install libgtkpod-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgtkpod-dev

Install libgtkpod-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 libgtkpod-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgtkpod-dev

How To Uninstall libgtkpod-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libgtkpod-dev

Uninstall libgtkpod-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgtkpod-dev

Remove libgtkpod-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libgtkpod-dev

Remove libgtkpod-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgtkpod-dev

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Summary

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