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

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

Introduction

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

What is libspice-client-gtk-3.0-dev

libspice-client-gtk-3.0-dev is:

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

This package provide the development headers.

There are three methods to install libspice-client-gtk-3.0-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 libspice-client-gtk-3.0-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 libspice-client-gtk-3.0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install libspice-client-gtk-3.0-dev 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-dev using apt by running the following command:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

To uninstall libspice-client-gtk-3.0-dev 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-dev

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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