How To Install libgpaste-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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In this tutorial we learn how to install libgpaste-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libgpaste-dev is Clipboard management system for GNOME – development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgpaste-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libgpaste-dev

libgpaste-dev is:

GPaste manages clipboard history and allows easy access to it using
keyboard shortcuts, gnome-shell extension, command-line tools, gir
bindings.

This package contains headers and libraries for developing applications
that use GPaste to manage the clipboard.

There are three methods to install libgpaste-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libgpaste-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 libgpaste-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgpaste-dev

Install libgpaste-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgpaste-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgpaste-dev

Install libgpaste-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 libgpaste-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgpaste-dev

How To Uninstall libgpaste-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libgpaste-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgpaste-dev

Uninstall libgpaste-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgpaste-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgpaste-dev

Remove libgpaste-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libgpaste-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgpaste-dev

Remove libgpaste-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgpaste-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgpaste-dev

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgpaste-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.

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