How to Install and Uninstall libwebkit2gtk-3.0-dev Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "libwebkit2gtk-3.0-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libwebkit2gtk-3.0-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libwebkit2gtk-3.0-dev" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall libwebkit2gtk-3.0-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libwebkit2gtk-3.0-dev package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libwebkit2gtk-3.0-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.4.11-0ubuntu0.1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: extra
Section: universe/libdevel
Source: webkitgtk
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian WebKit Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2625
Depends: libwebkit2gtk-3.0-25 (= 2.4.11-0ubuntu0.1), gir1.2-webkit2-3.0 (= 2.4.11-0ubuntu0.1), libwebkitgtk-common-dev (= 2.4.11-0ubuntu0.1), libgtk-3-dev, libsoup2.4-dev (>= 2.40), libjavascriptcoregtk-3.0-dev (= 2.4.11-0ubuntu0.1)
Filename: pool/universe/w/webkitgtk/libwebkit2gtk-3.0-dev_2.4.11-0ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
Size: 163122
MD5sum: f8f8d85bb895ddbb60c70e92dc2e69a4
SHA1: 44ee5ffe5b36d3fdf57253c5c0dbdcc2d43af7d0
SHA256: b0ba849963b866c85a8b01f7dfd9ad4401cc7631fb84e8fecb9b29b8d90ef371
SHA512: c6edf6462b2804afb6b77e3a9b5f4a4f9eee72178ac5fa09da820f7889cefefe7dd9e574dabd3323735c5f1447f87d828eca41b39f1582a8673900f89ceceb20
Homepage: http://webkitgtk.org/
Description-en: WebKit2 API layer for WebKitGTK+ - 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.
.
WebKit2 is an API layer for WebKit designed from the ground up to
support a split process model, where the web content lives in a
separate process from the application UI.
.
This build comes from the GTK+ port of WebKit (API version 3.0).
.
This package contains the development files.
Description-md5: 5405a285197f55f99ffd7245049c664e
Supported: 5y

Package: libwebkit2gtk-3.0-dev
Priority: extra
Section: universe/libdevel
Installed-Size: 2624
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian WebKit Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: webkitgtk
Version: 2.4.10-0ubuntu1
Depends: libwebkit2gtk-3.0-25 (= 2.4.10-0ubuntu1), gir1.2-webkit2-3.0 (= 2.4.10-0ubuntu1), libwebkitgtk-common-dev (= 2.4.10-0ubuntu1), libgtk-3-dev, libsoup2.4-dev (>= 2.40), libjavascriptcoregtk-3.0-dev (= 2.4.10-0ubuntu1)
Filename: pool/universe/w/webkitgtk/libwebkit2gtk-3.0-dev_2.4.10-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 163150
MD5sum: a88c878fcc71086ce4f99347330ccbad
SHA1: 2e9101a67c4f2bac217ff080ee74377dcc30bfb8
SHA256: 36ac47d11bd50c52655259c8c00ba29e20b0fca9de12be3c7c937a78363e4154
Description-en: WebKit2 API layer for WebKitGTK+ - 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.
.
WebKit2 is an API layer for WebKit designed from the ground up to
support a split process model, where the web content lives in a
separate process from the application UI.
.
This build comes from the GTK+ port of WebKit (API version 3.0).
.
This package contains the development files.
Description-md5: 5405a285197f55f99ffd7245049c664e
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://webkitgtk.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m