How To Install gambas3-gb-form-editor on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gambas3-gb-form-editor on Ubuntu 22.04. gambas3-gb-form-editor is Gambas native editor form component

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gambas3-gb-form-editor on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is gambas3-gb-form-editor

gambas3-gb-form-editor is:

Gambas is a free development environment based on a Basic interpreter with object extensions, like Visual Basic(tm) (but it is NOT a clone!).

This component provides the TextEditor control, which is a text editor with syntax highlighting support.

There are three methods to install gambas3-gb-form-editor on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install gambas3-gb-form-editor Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gambas3-gb-form-editor using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gambas3-gb-form-editor

Install gambas3-gb-form-editor Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gambas3-gb-form-editor using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gambas3-gb-form-editor

Install gambas3-gb-form-editor Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install gambas3-gb-form-editor using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gambas3-gb-form-editor

How To Uninstall gambas3-gb-form-editor on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the gambas3-gb-form-editor package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gambas3-gb-form-editor

Uninstall gambas3-gb-form-editor And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gambas3-gb-form-editor and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gambas3-gb-form-editor

Remove gambas3-gb-form-editor Configurations and Data

To remove gambas3-gb-form-editor configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gambas3-gb-form-editor

Remove gambas3-gb-form-editor configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gambas3-gb-form-editor configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gambas3-gb-form-editor

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gambas3-gb-form-editor package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.