How To Install charmap.app-common on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install charmap.app-common on Ubuntu 18.04. charmap.app-common is Character map for GNUstep (arch-independent files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install charmap.app-common on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is charmap.app-common

charmap.app-common is:

Charmap is a character map for GNUstep. It offers font selection, allowing one to easily see all the glyphs which a particular font provides.

This package contains the architecture-independent files.

There are three methods to install charmap.app-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 charmap.app-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 charmap.app-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install charmap.app-common

Install charmap.app-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install charmap.app-common using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install charmap.app-common

Install charmap.app-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 charmap.app-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install charmap.app-common

How To Uninstall charmap.app-common on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the charmap.app-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove charmap.app-common

Uninstall charmap.app-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall charmap.app-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove charmap.app-common

Remove charmap.app-common Configurations and Data

To remove charmap.app-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge charmap.app-common

Remove charmap.app-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove charmap.app-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge charmap.app-common

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Summary

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