How To Install libgail-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 libgail-common on Ubuntu.
What is libgail-common
libgail-common is:
Gail implements ATK interfaces for GTK widgets which are dynamically loadable at runtime by a GTK application. Once loaded, those parts of an application that use standard GTK widgets will have a basic level of accessibility, without the need to modify the application at all.
This package contains core shared libraries.
There are three methods to install libgail-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 libgail-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 libgail-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgail-common
Install libgail-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgail-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgail-common
Install libgail-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 libgail-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgail-common
How To Uninstall libgail-common on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libgail-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgail-common
Uninstall libgail-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgail-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgail-common
Remove libgail-common Configurations and Data
To remove libgail-common configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgail-common
Remove libgail-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgail-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgail-common
Dependencies
libgail-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgail-common package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.