How To Install gedit-plugin-zeitgeist on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gedit-plugin-zeitgeist on Ubuntu 18.04. gedit-plugin-zeitgeist is Zeitgeist plugin for gedit

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gedit-plugin-zeitgeist on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is gedit-plugin-zeitgeist

gedit-plugin-zeitgeist is:

gedit-plugins contain a set of plugins for gedit, GNOME’s text editor.

This plugin records user activity to give easy access to recently-used and frequently-used files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install gedit-plugin-zeitgeist

Install gedit-plugin-zeitgeist Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gedit-plugin-zeitgeist

Install gedit-plugin-zeitgeist 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-zeitgeist using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gedit-plugin-zeitgeist

How To Uninstall gedit-plugin-zeitgeist on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the gedit-plugin-zeitgeist package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gedit-plugin-zeitgeist

Uninstall gedit-plugin-zeitgeist And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gedit-plugin-zeitgeist 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-zeitgeist

Remove gedit-plugin-zeitgeist Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gedit-plugin-zeitgeist

Remove gedit-plugin-zeitgeist configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gedit-plugin-zeitgeist

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Summary

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