How To Install editorconfig on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install editorconfig on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is editorconfig
editorconfig is:
This package helps developers define and maintain consistent coding styles between different editors and IDEs. The EditorConfig project consists of a file format for defining coding styles and a collection of text editor plugins that enable editors to read the file format and adhere to defined styles.
EditorConfig files are easily readable and they work nicely with version control systems.
This package provides editorconfig command which can be used to reformat and indent code files using editorconfig configuration file.
There are three methods to install editorconfig on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install editorconfig Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install editorconfig using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install editorconfig
Install editorconfig Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install editorconfig using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install editorconfig
Install editorconfig 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 editorconfig using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install editorconfig
How To Uninstall editorconfig on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the editorconfig package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove editorconfig
Uninstall editorconfig And Its Dependencies
To uninstall editorconfig and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove editorconfig
Remove editorconfig Configurations and Data
To remove editorconfig configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge editorconfig
Remove editorconfig configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove editorconfig configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge editorconfig
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install editorconfig package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
