How To Install gla11y on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gla11y on Ubuntu 22.04. gla11y is Automatic check of accessibility of .ui files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gla11y on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is gla11y

gla11y is:

This tool checks accessibility of GtkBuilder .ui files produced e.g. by glade It looks for various issues, and notably missing or bogus labelling relations.

It can for instance be used in Continuous Integration checks to make sure not to introduce accessibility regressions.

There are three methods to install gla11y on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install gla11y Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gla11y using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gla11y

Install gla11y Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gla11y using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gla11y

Install gla11y 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 gla11y using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gla11y

How To Uninstall gla11y on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the gla11y package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gla11y

Uninstall gla11y And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gla11y and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gla11y

Remove gla11y Configurations and Data

To remove gla11y configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gla11y

Remove gla11y configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gla11y configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gla11y

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gla11y package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.