How To Install libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-0v5 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 libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-0v5 on Ubuntu.

What is `libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-0v5`

libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-0v5 is:

wxWidgets (formerly known as wxWindows) is a class library for C++ providing GUI components and other facilities on several popular platforms (and some unpopular ones as well).

This package provides the shared libraries needed to run programs linked against wxWidgets. To use the (optional) glcanvas library you will need to have Mesa or OpenGL installed.

There are three methods to install libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-0v5 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 libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-0v5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-0v5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-0v5

Install libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-0v5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-0v5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-0v5

Install libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-0v5 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 libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-0v5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-0v5

How To Uninstall libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-0v5 on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-0v5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-0v5

Uninstall libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-0v5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-0v5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-0v5

Remove libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-0v5 Configurations and Data

To remove libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-0v5 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-0v5

Remove libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-0v5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-0v5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-0v5

Dependencies

libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-0v5 have the following dependencies:

References

libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-0v5 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-0v5 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.