How To Install fusionforge-plugin-compactpreview on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install fusionforge-plugin-compactpreview on Ubuntu 18.04. fusionforge-plugin-compactpreview is FusionForge plugin - CompactPreview!

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fusionforge-plugin-compactpreview on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is fusionforge-plugin-compactpreview

fusionforge-plugin-compactpreview is:

FusionForge provides many tools to aid collaboration in a development project, such as bug-tracking, task management, mailing-lists, SCM repository, forums, support request helper, web/FTP hosting, release management, etc. All these services are integrated into one web site and managed through a web interface.

This plugin adds support for user and project compact-preview (popups) compatible with the OSLC specifications.

There are three methods to install fusionforge-plugin-compactpreview 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 fusionforge-plugin-compactpreview Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fusionforge-plugin-compactpreview

Install fusionforge-plugin-compactpreview Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install fusionforge-plugin-compactpreview using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install fusionforge-plugin-compactpreview

Install fusionforge-plugin-compactpreview 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 fusionforge-plugin-compactpreview using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fusionforge-plugin-compactpreview

How To Uninstall fusionforge-plugin-compactpreview on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the fusionforge-plugin-compactpreview package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fusionforge-plugin-compactpreview

Uninstall fusionforge-plugin-compactpreview And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fusionforge-plugin-compactpreview

Remove fusionforge-plugin-compactpreview Configurations and Data

To remove fusionforge-plugin-compactpreview configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fusionforge-plugin-compactpreview

Remove fusionforge-plugin-compactpreview configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove fusionforge-plugin-compactpreview configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fusionforge-plugin-compactpreview

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Summary

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