How To Install libseed-gtk4-0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libseed-gtk4-0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libseed-gtk4-0 is GObject JavaScript bindings for the webkit engine - Runtime

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libseed-gtk4-0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libseed-gtk4-0

libseed-gtk4-0 is:

Seed is a library and interpreter, dynamically bridging (through GObjectIntrospection) the WebKit JavaScriptCore engine, with the GNOME platform. Seed serves as something which enables you to write standalone applications in JavaScript, or easily enable your application to be extensible in JavaScript.

This package contains the runtime library and all modules, needed by programs embedding the Seed interpreter.

There are three methods to install libseed-gtk4-0 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 libseed-gtk4-0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libseed-gtk4-0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libseed-gtk4-0

Install libseed-gtk4-0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libseed-gtk4-0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libseed-gtk4-0

Install libseed-gtk4-0 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 libseed-gtk4-0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libseed-gtk4-0

How To Uninstall libseed-gtk4-0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libseed-gtk4-0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libseed-gtk4-0

Uninstall libseed-gtk4-0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libseed-gtk4-0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libseed-gtk4-0

Remove libseed-gtk4-0 Configurations and Data

To remove libseed-gtk4-0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libseed-gtk4-0

Remove libseed-gtk4-0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libseed-gtk4-0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libseed-gtk4-0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libseed-gtk4-0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.