How To Install libvdk2-2c2 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvdk2-2c2 on Ubuntu 18.04. libvdk2-2c2 is Visual Development Kit C++ library version 2

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvdk2-2c2 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libvdk2-2c2

libvdk2-2c2 is:

The Visual Development Kit (VDK) is a C++ library that wraps the GTK+ toolkit.

The package also includes the VDK Component Library which contains some useful new components not available in pure GTK+.

Programming in VDK is much like programming in VCL and Borland C++ Builder.

Some basic gnome support is provided.

There are three methods to install libvdk2-2c2 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 libvdk2-2c2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libvdk2-2c2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libvdk2-2c2

Install libvdk2-2c2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libvdk2-2c2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libvdk2-2c2

Install libvdk2-2c2 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 libvdk2-2c2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libvdk2-2c2

How To Uninstall libvdk2-2c2 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libvdk2-2c2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libvdk2-2c2

Uninstall libvdk2-2c2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libvdk2-2c2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvdk2-2c2

Remove libvdk2-2c2 Configurations and Data

To remove libvdk2-2c2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libvdk2-2c2

Remove libvdk2-2c2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libvdk2-2c2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvdk2-2c2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvdk2-2c2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.