How To Install libspice-client-gtk-3.0-5 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libspice-client-gtk-3.0-5 on Ubuntu 18.04. libspice-client-gtk-3.0-5 is GTK3 widget for SPICE clients (runtime library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libspice-client-gtk-3.0-5 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libspice-client-gtk-3.0-5

libspice-client-gtk-3.0-5 is:

libspice-gtk3 provides gtk3 widget to show spice display and accept user input.

This package provide the runtime library.

There are three methods to install libspice-client-gtk-3.0-5 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 libspice-client-gtk-3.0-5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libspice-client-gtk-3.0-5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libspice-client-gtk-3.0-5

Install libspice-client-gtk-3.0-5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libspice-client-gtk-3.0-5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libspice-client-gtk-3.0-5

Install libspice-client-gtk-3.0-5 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 libspice-client-gtk-3.0-5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libspice-client-gtk-3.0-5

How To Uninstall libspice-client-gtk-3.0-5 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libspice-client-gtk-3.0-5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libspice-client-gtk-3.0-5

Uninstall libspice-client-gtk-3.0-5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libspice-client-gtk-3.0-5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libspice-client-gtk-3.0-5

Remove libspice-client-gtk-3.0-5 Configurations and Data

To remove libspice-client-gtk-3.0-5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libspice-client-gtk-3.0-5

Remove libspice-client-gtk-3.0-5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libspice-client-gtk-3.0-5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libspice-client-gtk-3.0-5

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libspice-client-gtk-3.0-5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.