How To Install freeplane on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install freeplane on Debian 9. freeplane is Java program for working with Mind Maps

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install freeplane on Debian 9.

What is freeplane

freeplane is:

Freeplane is a free and open source software application that supports thinking, sharing information and getting things done at work, in school and at home. The core of the software is tools for mind mapping (also known as concept mapping or information mapping) and using mapped information.

Occupying the middle ground between an editor and a diagramming tool, Freeplane allows the user to add content as quickly and naturally as they would in a text editor, yet producing structured content that can be manipulated as easily as a diagram.

Features include ordering ideas in nodes and freely positionable nodes, connecting nodes, automatic/conditional styles, scripting, add-ons, LaTeX, search/filtering, different export features, printing, password protection of nodes/maps and more.

See http://freeplane.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page for a full list of applications and features.

There are three methods to install freeplane on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install freeplane Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install freeplane

Install freeplane Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install freeplane using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install freeplane

Install freeplane 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install freeplane using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install freeplane

How To Uninstall freeplane on Debian 9

To uninstall only the freeplane package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove freeplane

Uninstall freeplane And Its Dependencies

To uninstall freeplane and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove freeplane

Remove freeplane Configurations and Data

To remove freeplane configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge freeplane

Remove freeplane configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge freeplane

Dependencies

freeplane have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install freeplane package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.