How To Install libgtksourceview-3.0-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtksourceview-3.0-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. libgtksourceview-3.0-doc is documentation for the GTK+ syntax highlighting widget

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtksourceview-3.0-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libgtksourceview-3.0-doc

libgtksourceview-3.0-doc 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 GtkSourceView reference manual.

There are three methods to install libgtksourceview-3.0-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 libgtksourceview-3.0-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 libgtksourceview-3.0-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgtksourceview-3.0-doc

Install libgtksourceview-3.0-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgtksourceview-3.0-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgtksourceview-3.0-doc

Install libgtksourceview-3.0-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 libgtksourceview-3.0-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgtksourceview-3.0-doc

How To Uninstall libgtksourceview-3.0-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libgtksourceview-3.0-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgtksourceview-3.0-doc

Uninstall libgtksourceview-3.0-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgtksourceview-3.0-doc 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-doc

Remove libgtksourceview-3.0-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libgtksourceview-3.0-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgtksourceview-3.0-doc

Remove libgtksourceview-3.0-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgtksourceview-3.0-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgtksourceview-3.0-doc

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtksourceview-3.0-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.