How To Install bzr-explorer on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install bzr-explorer on Ubuntu 18.04. bzr-explorer is GUI application for using Bazaar

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bzr-explorer on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is bzr-explorer

bzr-explorer is:

Bazaar Explorer is a desktop application providing an easy-to-use interface to the Bazaar version control system. It is designed to be simple enough for casual users of version control, yet powerful enough for experts to be productive.

It provides a high level interface to all commonly used features, launching “applets” from the QBzr plug-in to provide most of the functionality.

There are three methods to install bzr-explorer 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 bzr-explorer Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install bzr-explorer

Install bzr-explorer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install bzr-explorer

Install bzr-explorer 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 bzr-explorer using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bzr-explorer

How To Uninstall bzr-explorer on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the bzr-explorer package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove bzr-explorer

Uninstall bzr-explorer And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bzr-explorer

Remove bzr-explorer Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge bzr-explorer

Remove bzr-explorer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bzr-explorer

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Summary

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