How To Install libwxgtk-media3.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwxgtk-media3.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libwxgtk-media3.0-dev is wxWidgets Cross-platform C++ GUI toolkit (GTK+ media library development)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwxgtk-media3.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libwxgtk-media3.0-dev

libwxgtk-media3.0-dev is:

wxWidgets (formerly known as wxWindows) is a class library for C++ providing GUI components and other facilities on several popular platforms (and some unpopular ones as well).

This package provides files needed to compile wxWidgets programs using the wxgtk-media library.

There are three methods to install libwxgtk-media3.0-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 libwxgtk-media3.0-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 libwxgtk-media3.0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libwxgtk-media3.0-dev

Install libwxgtk-media3.0-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libwxgtk-media3.0-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libwxgtk-media3.0-dev

Install libwxgtk-media3.0-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 libwxgtk-media3.0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libwxgtk-media3.0-dev

How To Uninstall libwxgtk-media3.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libwxgtk-media3.0-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libwxgtk-media3.0-dev

Uninstall libwxgtk-media3.0-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libwxgtk-media3.0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwxgtk-media3.0-dev

Remove libwxgtk-media3.0-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libwxgtk-media3.0-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libwxgtk-media3.0-dev

Remove libwxgtk-media3.0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libwxgtk-media3.0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwxgtk-media3.0-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwxgtk-media3.0-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.