How To Install libgio-cil on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgio-cil on Ubuntu 20.04. libgio-cil is CLI binding for the GIO I/O stack 2.22

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgio-cil on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libgio-cil

libgio-cil is:

This package provides the gio-sharp assembly that allows CLI (.NET) programs to use the GIO I/O stack version 2.22.

This package contains the gio-sharp assembly.

There are three methods to install libgio-cil on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libgio-cil Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgio-cil using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgio-cil

Install libgio-cil Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgio-cil using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgio-cil

Install libgio-cil 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 libgio-cil using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgio-cil

How To Uninstall libgio-cil on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libgio-cil package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgio-cil

Uninstall libgio-cil And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgio-cil and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgio-cil

Remove libgio-cil Configurations and Data

To remove libgio-cil configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgio-cil

Remove libgio-cil configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgio-cil configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgio-cil

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgio-cil package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.