How To Install geany-plugin-autoclose on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install geany-plugin-autoclose on Ubuntu 18.04. geany-plugin-autoclose is auto-closing plugin for Geany

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install geany-plugin-autoclose on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is geany-plugin-autoclose

geany-plugin-autoclose is:

This plugin enables auto-closing features. Auto-closing works while you typing and intellectually helps you to write code.

Features:

  • auto-close for: { }, , ( ), " “, ’ ‘, < >,
  • customizeable auto-closing inside strings and comments
  • delete pairing character if you pressed BackSpace
  • suppress inserting one char twice (if you type “{}” you will get “{}”, not “{}}”)
  • enclose selected text into brackets instead of removing selection (select text and type “(” or “)” to enclose selection into “()”)
  • keep selection when enclosing
  • for C-like languages enclosing selection into “{}” makes auto-indentation (select text and type “{” or “}” - text will be enclosed and indented)
  • enclosing in {} moves cursor to beginning (before “{” character)
  • for C-like languages to insert {}-block you do not need to select text precisely: plugin detects boundaries automatically, just ensure that selection covers lines you need to indent (works like TAB indentation)
  • fix auto-indent inside {} (makes full indent for this block)
  • auto-close curly bracket by pressing Enter
  • auto-close functions ("sin(|" -> "sin(|);") with doubling suppression (for C/C++ languages only)
  • remove paring brace when pressing Shift+BackSpace, unindent {}-blocks
  • add semicolon after struct {|}; and class {|};
  • move cursor to closed char by pressing Tab

Geany is a small and lightweight integrated development environment using the Gtk+ toolkit.

There are three methods to install geany-plugin-autoclose 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 geany-plugin-autoclose Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install geany-plugin-autoclose

Install geany-plugin-autoclose Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install geany-plugin-autoclose

Install geany-plugin-autoclose 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 geany-plugin-autoclose using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install geany-plugin-autoclose

How To Uninstall geany-plugin-autoclose on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the geany-plugin-autoclose package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove geany-plugin-autoclose

Uninstall geany-plugin-autoclose And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove geany-plugin-autoclose

Remove geany-plugin-autoclose Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge geany-plugin-autoclose

Remove geany-plugin-autoclose configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge geany-plugin-autoclose

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Summary

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