How To Install boa-constructor on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install boa-constructor on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is boa-constructor
boa-constructor is:
Boa-constructor is an IDE oriented towards creating cross-platform applications built on top of the Python language and the wxWindows GUI toolkit.
It features:
- visual wxWindows frame design,
- object inspector and explorer,
- syntax highlighting editor with code completion, call tips and code browsing for Python code,
- syntax highlighting editor for C, C++, HTML, XML, config files (INI style),
- documentation generation,
- an integrated Python debugger,
- integrated help,
- a Python Shell,
- an explorer able to browse, open/edit, inspect and interact with various data sources including files, CVS, Zope, FTP, DAV and SSH,
- an UML view generator.
There are three methods to install boa-constructor 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 boa-constructor Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install boa-constructor using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install boa-constructor
Install boa-constructor Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install boa-constructor using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install boa-constructor
Install boa-constructor 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 boa-constructor using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install boa-constructor
How To Uninstall boa-constructor on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the boa-constructor package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove boa-constructor
Uninstall boa-constructor And Its Dependencies
To uninstall boa-constructor and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove boa-constructor
Remove boa-constructor Configurations and Data
To remove boa-constructor configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge boa-constructor
Remove boa-constructor configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove boa-constructor configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge boa-constructor
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install boa-constructor package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
