How To Install libgtkspell-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libgtkspell-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libgtkspell-dev is Development files for GtkSpell

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtkspell-dev on Debian 10.

What is libgtkspell-dev

libgtkspell-dev is:

This package contains the headers and static libraries for developing applications with GtkSpell support. Also included are documentation and example code for developing GtkSpell applications.

There are three methods to install libgtkspell-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libgtkspell-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 libgtkspell-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgtkspell-dev

Install libgtkspell-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgtkspell-dev

Install libgtkspell-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install libgtkspell-dev

How To Uninstall libgtkspell-dev on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove libgtkspell-dev

Uninstall libgtkspell-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgtkspell-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgtkspell-dev

Remove libgtkspell-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libgtkspell-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgtkspell-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libgtkspell-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtkspell-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.