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Install libwebkitgtk-3.0-dev on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install libwebkitgtk-3.0-dev

Learn how to install libwebkitgtk-3.0-dev with the command sudo apt-get install libwebkitgtk-3.0-dev on Ubuntus.

Quick installation of libwebkitgtk-3.0-dev:

Step 1: Update system:

sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: libwebkitgtk-3.0-dev

Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:

sudo apt-get install libwebkitgtk-3.0-dev

Package Details

Package:libwebkitgtk-3.0-dev
Version:1.8.3-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:http://webkitgtk.org/
Description:Web content engine library for GTK+ - Development files WebKit is a web content engine, derived from KHTML and KJS from KDE, and used primarily in Apple's Safari browser. It is made to be embedded in other applications, such as mail readers, or web browsers. . It is able to display content such as HTML, SVG, XML, and others. It also supports DOM, XMLHttpRequest, XSLT, CSS, Javascript/ECMAscript and more. . This package provides development files required to create GTK+ applications embedding WebKit. Homepage: http://webkitgtk.org/
Distro:Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Release:
Repo/Section:libdevel

How to install libwebkitgtk-3.0-dev on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

First of all update your system with the command:

sudo apt-get update

Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.

After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.

If libwebkitgtk-3.0-dev is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L libwebkitgtk-3.0-dev' will give followin error.

deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L libwebkitgtk-3.0-dev
Package `libwebkitgtk-3.0-dev' is not installed.
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ 

Installing libwebkitgtk-3.0-dev:

After system update use the following command to install libwebkitgtk-3.0-dev:

sudo apt-get install libwebkitgtk-3.0-dev

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.

How to uninstall/remove libwebkitgtk-3.0-dev from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the libwebkitgtk-3.0-dev from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the libwebkitgtk-3.0-dev following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  libwebkitgtk-3.0-dev

Following command is used to remove the libwebkitgtk-3.0-dev package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove libwebkitgtk-3.0-dev

This will remove libwebkitgtk-3.0-dev and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing libwebkitgtk-3.0-dev with all configuration files:

Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:

sudo apt-get purge libwebkitgtk-3.0-dev

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove libwebkitgtk-3.0-dev

Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with libwebkitgtk-3.0-dev package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.

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