How To Install gedit-plugin-dashboard on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gedit-plugin-dashboard on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gedit-plugin-dashboard
gedit-plugin-dashboard is:
gedit-plugins contain a set of plugins for gedit, GNOME’s text editor.
This plugin adds a zeitgeist-powered dashboard for new tabs.
There are three methods to install gedit-plugin-dashboard 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-dashboard 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-dashboard using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gedit-plugin-dashboard
Install gedit-plugin-dashboard Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gedit-plugin-dashboard using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gedit-plugin-dashboard
Install gedit-plugin-dashboard 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-dashboard using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gedit-plugin-dashboard
How To Uninstall gedit-plugin-dashboard on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gedit-plugin-dashboard package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gedit-plugin-dashboard
Uninstall gedit-plugin-dashboard And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gedit-plugin-dashboard 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-dashboard
Remove gedit-plugin-dashboard Configurations and Data
To remove gedit-plugin-dashboard configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gedit-plugin-dashboard
Remove gedit-plugin-dashboard configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gedit-plugin-dashboard configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gedit-plugin-dashboard
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gedit-plugin-dashboard package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
