How To Install ghostwriter on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ghostwriter on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is ghostwriter
ghostwriter is:
ghostwriter is a Markdown editor that provides a themable, distraction-free writing environment, along with a live HTML preview as you type, easy document navigation with an outline HUD, and export to popular document formats with Sundown, Pandoc, MultiMarkdown, Discount, cmark, or cmark-gfm processors. It also features a live word count and auto-save. Eliminate distractions in fullscreen mode, or concentrate on the current text you are writing in focus mode. It even remembers your last opened file and position within the file, so you can pick up where you last left off.
There are three methods to install ghostwriter 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 ghostwriter Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ghostwriter using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ghostwriter
Install ghostwriter Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ghostwriter using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ghostwriter
Install ghostwriter 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 ghostwriter using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ghostwriter
How To Uninstall ghostwriter on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the ghostwriter package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ghostwriter
Uninstall ghostwriter And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ghostwriter and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ghostwriter
Remove ghostwriter Configurations and Data
To remove ghostwriter configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ghostwriter
Remove ghostwriter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ghostwriter configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ghostwriter
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ghostwriter package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
