How To Install libmx-2.0-0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmx-2.0-0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libmx-2.0-0 is toolkit for the Moblin user experience

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmx-2.0-0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libmx-2.0-0

libmx-2.0-0 is:

The MX toolkit is a GUI toolkit library, using Clutter and is optimized for the Moblin user experience. It consists of various classes useful for building UIs such as Buttons, Tooltips, Scrollbars and others. It also supports styling through CSS stylesheets.

There are three methods to install libmx-2.0-0 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 libmx-2.0-0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmx-2.0-0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmx-2.0-0

Install libmx-2.0-0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmx-2.0-0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmx-2.0-0

Install libmx-2.0-0 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 libmx-2.0-0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmx-2.0-0

How To Uninstall libmx-2.0-0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libmx-2.0-0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmx-2.0-0

Uninstall libmx-2.0-0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmx-2.0-0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmx-2.0-0

Remove libmx-2.0-0 Configurations and Data

To remove libmx-2.0-0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmx-2.0-0

Remove libmx-2.0-0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmx-2.0-0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmx-2.0-0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmx-2.0-0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.