How To Install trac-diavisview on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install trac-diavisview on Ubuntu 18.04. trac-diavisview is Renders dia and vdx files in Trac

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install trac-diavisview on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is trac-diavisview

trac-diavisview is:

DiaVisView allows embedding a dia and vdx file into the Trac wiki. The dia or vdx file is rendered and shown as PNG.

There are three methods to install trac-diavisview 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 trac-diavisview Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install trac-diavisview using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install trac-diavisview

Install trac-diavisview Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install trac-diavisview using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install trac-diavisview

Install trac-diavisview 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 trac-diavisview using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install trac-diavisview

How To Uninstall trac-diavisview on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the trac-diavisview package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove trac-diavisview

Uninstall trac-diavisview And Its Dependencies

To uninstall trac-diavisview and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove trac-diavisview

Remove trac-diavisview Configurations and Data

To remove trac-diavisview configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge trac-diavisview

Remove trac-diavisview configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove trac-diavisview configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge trac-diavisview

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Summary

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