How To Install ecere-extras on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ecere-extras on Ubuntu 18.04. ecere-extras is Extras for the Ecere SDK

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ecere-extras on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is ecere-extras

ecere-extras is:

This package provides miscellaneous utilities not yet part of any library in the form of source code.

There are three methods to install ecere-extras 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 ecere-extras Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ecere-extras using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ecere-extras

Install ecere-extras Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ecere-extras using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ecere-extras

Install ecere-extras 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 ecere-extras using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ecere-extras

How To Uninstall ecere-extras on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the ecere-extras package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ecere-extras

Uninstall ecere-extras And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ecere-extras

Remove ecere-extras Configurations and Data

To remove ecere-extras configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ecere-extras

Remove ecere-extras configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ecere-extras configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ecere-extras

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Summary

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