How To Install freeplane-scripting-api on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install freeplane-scripting-api on Ubuntu 18.04. freeplane-scripting-api is Java program for working with Mind Maps (groovy scripting API)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install freeplane-scripting-api on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is freeplane-scripting-api

freeplane-scripting-api 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.

This package contains the API documentation for Freeplane’s groovy scripting interface.

There are three methods to install freeplane-scripting-api 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 freeplane-scripting-api 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-scripting-api using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install freeplane-scripting-api

Install freeplane-scripting-api Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install freeplane-scripting-api

Install freeplane-scripting-api 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 freeplane-scripting-api using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install freeplane-scripting-api

How To Uninstall freeplane-scripting-api on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove freeplane-scripting-api

Uninstall freeplane-scripting-api And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove freeplane-scripting-api

Remove freeplane-scripting-api Configurations and Data

To remove freeplane-scripting-api configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge freeplane-scripting-api

Remove freeplane-scripting-api configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge freeplane-scripting-api

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Summary

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