How To Install libgtkspell-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtkspell-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtkspell-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
