How To Install libgtk-3-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtk-3-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libgtk-3-dev
libgtk-3-dev is:
GTK is a multi-platform toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces. Offering a complete set of widgets, GTK is suitable for projects ranging from small one-off tools to complete application suites.
This package contains the header and development files which are needed for building GTK applications.
Package: libgtk-3-dev Architecture: amd64 Version: 3.24.18-1ubuntu1 Multi-Arch: same Priority: optional Section: libdevel Source: gtk+3.0 Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 13691 Depends: gir1.2-gtk-3.0 (= 3.24.18-1ubuntu1), libatk-bridge2.0-dev, libatk1.0-dev (>= 2.15.1), libcairo2-dev (>= 1.14.0), libegl1-mesa-dev, libepoxy-dev (>= 1.0), libfontconfig1-dev, libfribidi-dev (>= 0.19.7), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev (>= 2.40.0), libglib2.0-dev (>= 2.57.2), libpango1.0-dev (>= 1.41), libwayland-dev (>= 1.9.91), libx11-dev, libxcomposite-dev, libxcursor-dev, libxdamage-dev, libxext-dev, libxfixes-dev, libxi-dev, libxinerama-dev, libxkbcommon-dev, libxrandr-dev, pkg-config, wayland-protocols (>= 1.14), dconf-gsettings-backend | gsettings-backend, libgtk-3-common, libgtk-3-0 (= 3.24.18-1ubuntu1) Suggests: libgtk-3-doc Filename: pool/main/g/gtk+3.0/libgtk-3-dev_3.24.18-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb Size: 1067088 MD5sum: 029ccb461d24e3e05dc7224d37bbae07 SHA1: 9acdfc5a2225c5b2633b8c6fbadc5338b2921f1e SHA256: 41eaa74aa64209f35c6562717a650927840dd7a251f874754ae777d0ff96e743 Homepage: https://www.gtk.org/ Description-en: development files for the GTK library GTK is a multi-platform toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces. Offering a complete set of widgets, GTK is suitable for projects ranging from small one-off tools to complete application suites.
This package contains the header and development files which are needed for building GTK applications.
There are three methods to install libgtk-3-dev 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 libgtk-3-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 libgtk-3-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgtk-3-dev
Install libgtk-3-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgtk-3-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgtk-3-dev
Install libgtk-3-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 libgtk-3-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgtk-3-dev
How To Uninstall libgtk-3-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libgtk-3-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgtk-3-dev
Uninstall libgtk-3-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgtk-3-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgtk-3-dev
Remove libgtk-3-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgtk-3-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgtk-3-dev
Remove libgtk-3-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgtk-3-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgtk-3-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtk-3-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
