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I am developing an application that runs on Windows but not on Linux.

On Windows (MSYS2) pkg-config --modversion gtk+-3.0 returns 3.24.38.

On Linux pkg-config --modversion gtk+-3.0 returns 3.24.33.

I have tried sudo apt upgrade libgtk-3-dev but that does nothing so I am looking for a way to install version GTK 3.24.38 published here .

I have found build instructions elsewhere but is that my only option?

Olumide
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  • Please refer https://askubuntu.com/help/on-topic, Ubuntu and official flavors of Ubuntu are on-topic on this site. The on-topic link provides alternate SE sites for non-Ubuntu OSes. Windows is not Ubuntu, and this is a Ubuntu Q&A site, not SE Unix & Linux – guiverc Jul 28 '23 at 12:05
  • My question mentioned my Windows OS bit is about Linux. I have edited the question to make it clearer. I would like to install 3.24.38 on Linux. – Olumide Jul 28 '23 at 12:30
  • Ubuntu 23.10 (mantic) doesn't yet exist; it's currently the development release Ubuntu mantic and remains that until it reaches RC state which isn't expected until after 5 October 2023, and isn't on-topic here until release on 12 October 2023. https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/mantic-minotaur-release-schedule/34989 Please refer https://askubuntu.com/help/on-topic. For support issues with Ubuntu mantic you'll need to use a #ubuntu-next or #ubuntu+1 site (IRC, UF etc) Linux isn't on-topic as already stated, Linux is supported on SE Unix & Linux - this is a Ubuntu Q&A site – guiverc Jul 28 '23 at 12:31
  • You're going to have to educate me a bit because I did not mention Ubuntu 23.10. I simply wish to install GTK+ version 3.24.38 – Olumide Jul 28 '23 at 12:40
  • That package is a mantic package; Ubuntu mantic isn't on-topic on this site until after it's release as Ubuntu 23.10. (libgtk-3-dev | 3.24.38-1ubuntu1 | mantic | amd64, arm64, armhf, i386, ppc64el, riscv64, s390x) or you could use your own link too (ie. https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gtk+3.0/3.24.38-1ubuntu1) instead of my use of CLI enquiries... – guiverc Jul 28 '23 at 12:46
  • I suspect you might be bitten by the differences between Windows and Linux. Going for the newest is common in Windows, but that approach will break Linux compatibility. None of your Linux users will have 3.24.28 for months until they receive it from a distro. Many won't have it for years until they release-upgrade from older LTS releases. – user535733 Jul 28 '23 at 15:58
  • Related: Why don't the Ubuntu repositories have the latest versions of software? – steeldriver Jul 28 '23 at 17:05

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