How To Install libmetacity-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmetacity-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmetacity-dev
libmetacity-dev is:
Metacity is a small window manager, using GTK+ to do everything.
As the author says, metacity is a “Boring window manager for the adult in you. Many window managers are like Marshmallow Froot Loops; Metacity is like Cheerios.”
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libmetacity-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 libmetacity-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 libmetacity-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmetacity-dev
Install libmetacity-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmetacity-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmetacity-dev
Install libmetacity-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 libmetacity-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmetacity-dev
How To Uninstall libmetacity-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmetacity-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmetacity-dev
Uninstall libmetacity-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmetacity-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmetacity-dev
Remove libmetacity-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmetacity-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmetacity-dev
Remove libmetacity-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmetacity-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmetacity-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmetacity-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
