How To Install gedit-plugin-character-map on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gedit-plugin-character-map on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gedit-plugin-character-map
gedit-plugin-character-map is:
gedit-plugins contain a set of plugins for gedit, GNOME’s text editor.
This plugin allows inserting special characters just by clicking on them.
There are three methods to install gedit-plugin-character-map 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 gedit-plugin-character-map Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gedit-plugin-character-map using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gedit-plugin-character-map
Install gedit-plugin-character-map Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gedit-plugin-character-map using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gedit-plugin-character-map
Install gedit-plugin-character-map 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 gedit-plugin-character-map using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gedit-plugin-character-map
How To Uninstall gedit-plugin-character-map on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gedit-plugin-character-map package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gedit-plugin-character-map
Uninstall gedit-plugin-character-map And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gedit-plugin-character-map and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gedit-plugin-character-map
Remove gedit-plugin-character-map Configurations and Data
To remove gedit-plugin-character-map configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gedit-plugin-character-map
Remove gedit-plugin-character-map configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gedit-plugin-character-map configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gedit-plugin-character-map
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gedit-plugin-character-map package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
