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 GtkSharp is a C# wrapper for Gtk and its related components. The component list includes the following libraries: glib, gio, cairo, pango, atk, gdk.
 
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 * [Building from source](#building-from-source)
 * [Using the library](#using-the-library)
 * [License](#license)