How To Install gnustep-back-common on Ubuntu

Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )

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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnustep-back-common on Ubuntu.

What is `gnustep-back-common`

gnustep-back-common is:

It is a backend component for the GNUstep GUI Library. The implementation of the GNUstep GUI Library is designed in two parts. The first part is the front-end component which is independent of platform and display system. This front-end is combined with a back-end component which handles all of the display system dependent such as specific calls to the X Window System.

This package contains the common files needed by the GNUstep GUI Backend.

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

Install gnustep-back-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gnustep-back-common

Install gnustep-back-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gnustep-back-common using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gnustep-back-common

Install gnustep-back-common 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 gnustep-back-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gnustep-back-common

How To Uninstall gnustep-back-common on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the gnustep-back-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gnustep-back-common

Uninstall gnustep-back-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gnustep-back-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnustep-back-common

Remove gnustep-back-common Configurations and Data

To remove gnustep-back-common configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gnustep-back-common

Remove gnustep-back-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gnustep-back-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnustep-back-common

Dependencies

gnustep-back-common have the following dependencies:

References

gnustep-back-common website

Summary

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