How To Install geany-plugin-codenav on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install geany-plugin-codenav on Ubuntu 18.04. geany-plugin-codenav is code navigation plugin for Geany

Introduction

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

What is geany-plugin-codenav

geany-plugin-codenav is:

This plugin adds some facilities for navigating in code using Geany, making it possible to:

  • Switch between header and implementation
  • Go to a file by typing its name

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

There are three methods to install geany-plugin-codenav 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-codenav 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-codenav using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install geany-plugin-codenav Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install geany-plugin-codenav

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

sudo aptitude -y install geany-plugin-codenav

How To Uninstall geany-plugin-codenav on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove geany-plugin-codenav

Uninstall geany-plugin-codenav And Its Dependencies

To uninstall geany-plugin-codenav 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-codenav

Remove geany-plugin-codenav Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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