How To Install gedit-source-code-browser-plugin on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gedit-source-code-browser-plugin on Ubuntu 20.04. gedit-source-code-browser-plugin is source code class and function browser plugin for Gedit

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gedit-source-code-browser-plugin on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is gedit-source-code-browser-plugin

gedit-source-code-browser-plugin is:

This plugin will add a new tab to the side pane in the Gedit text editor which shows symbols (functions, classes, variables, etc.) for the active document. Clicking a symbol in the list will jump to the line on which that symbol is defined.

There are three methods to install gedit-source-code-browser-plugin on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-source-code-browser-plugin 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-source-code-browser-plugin using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gedit-source-code-browser-plugin

Install gedit-source-code-browser-plugin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gedit-source-code-browser-plugin

Install gedit-source-code-browser-plugin 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-source-code-browser-plugin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gedit-source-code-browser-plugin

How To Uninstall gedit-source-code-browser-plugin on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the gedit-source-code-browser-plugin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gedit-source-code-browser-plugin

Uninstall gedit-source-code-browser-plugin And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gedit-source-code-browser-plugin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gedit-source-code-browser-plugin

Remove gedit-source-code-browser-plugin Configurations and Data

To remove gedit-source-code-browser-plugin configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gedit-source-code-browser-plugin

Remove gedit-source-code-browser-plugin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gedit-source-code-browser-plugin

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gedit-source-code-browser-plugin package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.