How To Install fte-xwindow on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fte-xwindow on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is fte-xwindow
fte-xwindow is:
FTE is a text editor for programmers. Some of its features are smart indentation for C, C++, Java, Perl; color syntax highlighting for many more languages; multiple file/window editing; column blocks; configurable menus and keyboard bindings; mouse support; undo/redo; regular expression search and replace; folding; background compiler execution.
This is the X Window System edition, with internationalization support.
There are three methods to install fte-xwindow 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 fte-xwindow Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fte-xwindow using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fte-xwindow
Install fte-xwindow Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fte-xwindow using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fte-xwindow
Install fte-xwindow 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 fte-xwindow using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fte-xwindow
How To Uninstall fte-xwindow on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the fte-xwindow package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fte-xwindow
Uninstall fte-xwindow And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fte-xwindow and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fte-xwindow
Remove fte-xwindow Configurations and Data
To remove fte-xwindow configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fte-xwindow
Remove fte-xwindow configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fte-xwindow configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fte-xwindow
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fte-xwindow package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
