How To Install gammaray-plugin-objectvisualizer on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gammaray-plugin-objectvisualizer on Ubuntu 18.04. gammaray-plugin-objectvisualizer is QObject hierarchy visualization plugin for GammaRay

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gammaray-plugin-objectvisualizer on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is gammaray-plugin-objectvisualizer

gammaray-plugin-objectvisualizer is:

This plugin can visualize parent-child relationships of QObjects in a form of planar or 3D acyclic graph. Multiple graph layout algorihtms are available.

Also, for use with 3D glasses, various types of stereoscopic rendering are supported.

There are three methods to install gammaray-plugin-objectvisualizer on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install gammaray-plugin-objectvisualizer Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gammaray-plugin-objectvisualizer using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gammaray-plugin-objectvisualizer

Install gammaray-plugin-objectvisualizer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gammaray-plugin-objectvisualizer using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gammaray-plugin-objectvisualizer

Install gammaray-plugin-objectvisualizer 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 gammaray-plugin-objectvisualizer using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gammaray-plugin-objectvisualizer

How To Uninstall gammaray-plugin-objectvisualizer on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the gammaray-plugin-objectvisualizer package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gammaray-plugin-objectvisualizer

Uninstall gammaray-plugin-objectvisualizer And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gammaray-plugin-objectvisualizer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gammaray-plugin-objectvisualizer

Remove gammaray-plugin-objectvisualizer Configurations and Data

To remove gammaray-plugin-objectvisualizer configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gammaray-plugin-objectvisualizer

Remove gammaray-plugin-objectvisualizer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gammaray-plugin-objectvisualizer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gammaray-plugin-objectvisualizer

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gammaray-plugin-objectvisualizer package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.