How To Install libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-dev
libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-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. If you want to compile apps using the (optional) glcanvas library you will need to have Mesa or OpenGL installed too.
This package also provides the wx-config script.
There are three methods to install libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-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 libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-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 libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-dev
Install libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-dev
Install libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-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 libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-dev
How To Uninstall libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-dev
Uninstall libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-dev
Remove libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-dev
Remove libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
