How To Install xaw3dg-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xaw3dg-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xaw3dg-dev
xaw3dg-dev is:
Xaw3d is a set of 3-D widgets based on the R6.1 Athena Widget set, which adds a three dimensional appearance on some of the widgets of X11 applications linked with this library.
This is the development package (i.e. include files and static library) of the xaw3dg library.
There are three methods to install xaw3dg-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 xaw3dg-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 xaw3dg-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xaw3dg-dev
Install xaw3dg-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xaw3dg-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xaw3dg-dev
Install xaw3dg-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 xaw3dg-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xaw3dg-dev
How To Uninstall xaw3dg-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xaw3dg-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xaw3dg-dev
Uninstall xaw3dg-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xaw3dg-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xaw3dg-dev
Remove xaw3dg-dev Configurations and Data
To remove xaw3dg-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xaw3dg-dev
Remove xaw3dg-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xaw3dg-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xaw3dg-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xaw3dg-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
