How To Install gnustep-back0.29-xlib 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-back0.29-xlib on Ubuntu.

What is `gnustep-back0.29-xlib`

gnustep-back0.29-xlib 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 provides the deprecated xlib backend.

There are three methods to install gnustep-back0.29-xlib 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-back0.29-xlib 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-back0.29-xlib using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gnustep-back0.29-xlib

Install gnustep-back0.29-xlib Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gnustep-back0.29-xlib using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gnustep-back0.29-xlib

Install gnustep-back0.29-xlib 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-back0.29-xlib using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gnustep-back0.29-xlib

How To Uninstall gnustep-back0.29-xlib on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the gnustep-back0.29-xlib package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gnustep-back0.29-xlib

Uninstall gnustep-back0.29-xlib And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gnustep-back0.29-xlib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnustep-back0.29-xlib

Remove gnustep-back0.29-xlib Configurations and Data

To remove gnustep-back0.29-xlib configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gnustep-back0.29-xlib

Remove gnustep-back0.29-xlib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gnustep-back0.29-xlib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnustep-back0.29-xlib

Dependencies

gnustep-back0.29-xlib have the following dependencies:

References

gnustep-back0.29-xlib website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnustep-back0.29-xlib package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.