How To Install webext-exteditor on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install webext-exteditor on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is webext-exteditor
webext-exteditor is:
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There are three methods to install webext-exteditor on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install webext-exteditor Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install webext-exteditor using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install webext-exteditor
Install webext-exteditor Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install webext-exteditor using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install webext-exteditor
Install webext-exteditor 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 webext-exteditor using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install webext-exteditor
How To Uninstall webext-exteditor on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the webext-exteditor package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove webext-exteditor
Uninstall webext-exteditor And Its Dependencies
To uninstall webext-exteditor and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove webext-exteditor
Remove webext-exteditor Configurations and Data
To remove webext-exteditor configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge webext-exteditor
Remove webext-exteditor configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove webext-exteditor configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge webext-exteditor
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install webext-exteditor package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
