How To Install libgtkextra-dev 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 libgtkextra-dev on Ubuntu.
What is libgtkextra-dev
libgtkextra-dev is:
libgtkextra-x11-3.0 provides a useful set of widgets for creating GUI’s for GTK+
There are three methods to install libgtkextra-dev 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 libgtkextra-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 libgtkextra-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgtkextra-dev
Install libgtkextra-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgtkextra-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgtkextra-dev
Install libgtkextra-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 libgtkextra-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgtkextra-dev
How To Uninstall libgtkextra-dev on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libgtkextra-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgtkextra-dev
Uninstall libgtkextra-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgtkextra-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgtkextra-dev
Remove libgtkextra-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgtkextra-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgtkextra-dev
Remove libgtkextra-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgtkextra-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgtkextra-dev
Dependencies
libgtkextra-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtkextra-dev package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.