How To Install codeblocks-common on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install codeblocks-common on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is codeblocks-common
codeblocks-common is:
Code::Blocks is a cross-platform Integrated Development Environment (IDE). It is based on a self-developed plugin framework allowing unlimited extensibility. Most of its functionality is already provided by plugins.
This package contains the architecture-independent files of Code::Blocks.
There are three methods to install codeblocks-common 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 codeblocks-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install codeblocks-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install codeblocks-common
Install codeblocks-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install codeblocks-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install codeblocks-common
Install codeblocks-common 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 codeblocks-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install codeblocks-common
How To Uninstall codeblocks-common on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the codeblocks-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove codeblocks-common
Uninstall codeblocks-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall codeblocks-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove codeblocks-common
Remove codeblocks-common Configurations and Data
To remove codeblocks-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge codeblocks-common
Remove codeblocks-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove codeblocks-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge codeblocks-common
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install codeblocks-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.