How To Install geany-plugin-git-changebar on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install geany-plugin-git-changebar on Ubuntu 18.04. geany-plugin-git-changebar is git change bar plugin for Geany

Introduction

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

What is geany-plugin-git-changebar

geany-plugin-git-changebar is:

This plugin highlights uncommitted changes to files tracked with Git, and allows one to navigate through the hunks.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install geany-plugin-git-changebar

Install geany-plugin-git-changebar Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install geany-plugin-git-changebar

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

sudo aptitude -y install geany-plugin-git-changebar

How To Uninstall geany-plugin-git-changebar on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove geany-plugin-git-changebar

Uninstall geany-plugin-git-changebar And Its Dependencies

To uninstall geany-plugin-git-changebar 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-git-changebar

Remove geany-plugin-git-changebar Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge geany-plugin-git-changebar

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge geany-plugin-git-changebar

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Summary

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