How To Install geany-plugin-workbench on Ubuntu 18.04

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

Introduction

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

What is geany-plugin-workbench

geany-plugin-workbench is:

The Workbench plugin is an extension that makes it possible to manage multiple projects in geany. You can add geany projects to a workbench. From there you can add directories to the project to manage the files belonging to the project.

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

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

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

Install geany-plugin-workbench Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install geany-plugin-workbench

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

sudo aptitude -y install geany-plugin-workbench

How To Uninstall geany-plugin-workbench on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove geany-plugin-workbench

Uninstall geany-plugin-workbench And Its Dependencies

To uninstall geany-plugin-workbench 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-workbench

Remove geany-plugin-workbench Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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