How To Install libgtkspell3-3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtkspell3-3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libgtkspell3-3-dev is Development files for GtkSpell

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtkspell3-3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libgtkspell3-3-dev

libgtkspell3-3-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 libgtkspell3-3-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 libgtkspell3-3-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 libgtkspell3-3-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgtkspell3-3-dev

Install libgtkspell3-3-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgtkspell3-3-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgtkspell3-3-dev

Install libgtkspell3-3-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 libgtkspell3-3-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgtkspell3-3-dev

How To Uninstall libgtkspell3-3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libgtkspell3-3-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgtkspell3-3-dev

Uninstall libgtkspell3-3-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgtkspell3-3-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgtkspell3-3-dev

Remove libgtkspell3-3-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libgtkspell3-3-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgtkspell3-3-dev

Remove libgtkspell3-3-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgtkspell3-3-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgtkspell3-3-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtkspell3-3-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.