Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtkspellmm-3.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgtkspellmm-3.0-dev
libgtkspellmm-3.0-dev is:
GtkSpellmm provides C++ bindings for the GtkSpell spell-checking library.
GtkSpell provides LibreOffice-style highlighting of misspelled words in a
GtkTextView widget. Right-clicking a misspelled word pops up a menu of
suggested replacements.
This package contains the development libraries and header
files needed by C++ programs that want to compile with GtkSpell.
There are three methods to install libgtkspellmm-3.0-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 libgtkspellmm-3.0-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 libgtkspellmm-3.0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgtkspellmm-3.0-dev
Install libgtkspellmm-3.0-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgtkspellmm-3.0-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgtkspellmm-3.0-dev
Install libgtkspellmm-3.0-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 libgtkspellmm-3.0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgtkspellmm-3.0-dev
How To Uninstall libgtkspellmm-3.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgtkspellmm-3.0-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgtkspellmm-3.0-dev
Uninstall libgtkspellmm-3.0-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgtkspellmm-3.0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgtkspellmm-3.0-dev
Remove libgtkspellmm-3.0-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgtkspellmm-3.0-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgtkspellmm-3.0-dev
Remove libgtkspellmm-3.0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgtkspellmm-3.0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgtkspellmm-3.0-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtkspellmm-3.0-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
