How To Install libgxw0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgxw0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libgxw0 is Guitarix - GTK+ library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgxw0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libgxw0

libgxw0 is:

Guitarix is a rock guitar amplifier for the Jack Audio Connection Kit with one input and two outputs. It is designed to produce nice trash/metal/rock/blues guitar sounds and comes with a GTK+ interface and as Ladspa and LV2 plugins.

This package contains Guitarix’s GTK+ library.

There are three methods to install libgxw0 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 libgxw0 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgxw0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgxw0

Install libgxw0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgxw0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgxw0

Install libgxw0 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 libgxw0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgxw0

How To Uninstall libgxw0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libgxw0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgxw0

Uninstall libgxw0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgxw0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgxw0

Remove libgxw0 Configurations and Data

To remove libgxw0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgxw0

Remove libgxw0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgxw0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgxw0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgxw0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.