How To Install geany-plugin-tableconvert on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install geany-plugin-tableconvert on Ubuntu 18.04. geany-plugin-tableconvert is table convert plugin for Geany

Introduction

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

What is geany-plugin-tableconvert

geany-plugin-tableconvert is:

Tableconvert is a plugin which helps on converting a tabulator separated selection into a table. Currently the plugin supports:

  • HTML
  • LaTeX
  • SQL

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

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

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

Install geany-plugin-tableconvert Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install geany-plugin-tableconvert

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

sudo aptitude -y install geany-plugin-tableconvert

How To Uninstall geany-plugin-tableconvert on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove geany-plugin-tableconvert

Uninstall geany-plugin-tableconvert And Its Dependencies

To uninstall geany-plugin-tableconvert 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-tableconvert

Remove geany-plugin-tableconvert Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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