How to Install and Uninstall libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: September 28,2024

1. Install "libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev" package

Please follow the steps below to install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.20.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: extra
Section: libdevel
Source: webkit2gtk
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian WebKit Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2981
Depends: libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 (= 2.20.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1), gir1.2-webkit2-4.0 (= 2.20.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1), libgtk-3-dev, libsoup2.4-dev (>= 2.40), libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev (= 2.20.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1)
Filename: pool/main/w/webkit2gtk/libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev_2.20.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 175604
MD5sum: ab5459cf198a838dbc54ebdf05331af6
SHA1: 6d7b71d55b281262b16de1b666af11adb66ac81e
SHA256: a23329861ecd641d183d730c3e7d49d27c58b47d2602e86ec59211ebb8c81412
SHA512: e497c94c4a35291630cbcb674e23cfa7ed331cc1de0f54200ec49248418330399e6a9885c9315817f164768d6599dff7631627f87ec10f69aefba6d3d18d157f
Homepage: http://webkitgtk.org/
Description-en: 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.
.
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 4.0).
.
This package contains the development files.
Description-md5: df9033f0d7dc3b408215177aa33214b5
Supported: 5y

Package: libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev
Priority: extra
Section: libdevel
Installed-Size: 3005
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian WebKit Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: webkit2gtk
Version: 2.10.9-1ubuntu1
Depends: libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 (= 2.10.9-1ubuntu1), gir1.2-webkit2-4.0 (= 2.10.9-1ubuntu1), libgtk-3-dev, libsoup2.4-dev (>= 2.40), libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev (= 2.10.9-1ubuntu1)
Filename: pool/main/w/webkit2gtk/libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev_2.10.9-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 177696
MD5sum: 58a2703a211f9f246d998e3001bf93d2
SHA1: f7ea87835b563308c4bf9e045d638530d626b575
SHA256: 5cfa4c721ce491744a9c603f0147c2c388432fde1e8ac638c6b672d013efb5c0
Description-en: 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.
.
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 4.0).
.
This package contains the development files.
Description-md5: df9033f0d7dc3b408215177aa33214b5
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://webkitgtk.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m