How To Install pluma-common on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pluma-common on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is pluma-common
pluma-common is:
Pluma is a text editor which supports most standard editor features, extending this basic functionality with other features not usually found in simple text editors. Pluma is a graphical application which supports editing multiple text files in one window (known sometimes as tabs or MDI).
Pluma fully supports international text through its use of the Unicode UTF-8 encoding in edited files. Its core feature set includes syntax highlighting of source code, auto indentation and printing and print preview support.
Pluma is also extensible through its plugin system, which currently includes support for spell checking, comparing files, viewing CVS ChangeLogs, and adjusting indentation levels.
This package contains the architecture independent files.
There are three methods to install pluma-common 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 pluma-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pluma-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pluma-common
Install pluma-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pluma-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pluma-common
Install pluma-common 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 pluma-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pluma-common
How To Uninstall pluma-common on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the pluma-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pluma-common
Uninstall pluma-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pluma-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pluma-common
Remove pluma-common Configurations and Data
To remove pluma-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pluma-common
Remove pluma-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pluma-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pluma-common
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pluma-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
