How To Install libgtksourceview-3.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtksourceview-3.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgtksourceview-3.0-dev
libgtksourceview-3.0-dev is:
GtkSourceView is a text widget that extends the standard GTK+ 3.x text widget GtkTextView. It improves GtkTextView by implementing syntax highlighting and other features typical of a source editor.
This package contains the header files required if you wish to develop software that uses the GtkSourceView widget.
There are three methods to install libgtksourceview-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 libgtksourceview-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 libgtksourceview-3.0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgtksourceview-3.0-dev
Install libgtksourceview-3.0-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgtksourceview-3.0-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgtksourceview-3.0-dev
Install libgtksourceview-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 libgtksourceview-3.0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgtksourceview-3.0-dev
How To Uninstall libgtksourceview-3.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgtksourceview-3.0-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgtksourceview-3.0-dev
Uninstall libgtksourceview-3.0-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgtksourceview-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 libgtksourceview-3.0-dev
Remove libgtksourceview-3.0-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgtksourceview-3.0-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgtksourceview-3.0-dev
Remove libgtksourceview-3.0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgtksourceview-3.0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgtksourceview-3.0-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtksourceview-3.0-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
