How To Install geany-plugin-vc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install geany-plugin-vc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is geany-plugin-vc
geany-plugin-vc is:
GeanyVC is a plugin for Geany that provides a uniform way of accessing the different version-control systems inside the Geany IDE. Only a small subset of vc operations are implemented, which are:
- diff
- log
- status
- revert
- commit
Geany is a small and lightweight integrated development environment using the Gtk+ toolkit.
There are three methods to install geany-plugin-vc 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-vc 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-vc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install geany-plugin-vc
Install geany-plugin-vc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install geany-plugin-vc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install geany-plugin-vc
Install geany-plugin-vc 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-vc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install geany-plugin-vc
How To Uninstall geany-plugin-vc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the geany-plugin-vc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove geany-plugin-vc
Uninstall geany-plugin-vc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall geany-plugin-vc 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-vc
Remove geany-plugin-vc Configurations and Data
To remove geany-plugin-vc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge geany-plugin-vc
Remove geany-plugin-vc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove geany-plugin-vc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge geany-plugin-vc
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install geany-plugin-vc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
