How To Install gedit-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gedit-dev on Debian 12.
What is gedit-dev
gedit-dev is:
gedit is a text editor which supports most standard editor features, extending this basic functionality with other features not usually found in simple text editors. gedit is a graphical application which supports editing multiple text files in one window (known sometimes as tabs or MDI).
gedit fully supports international text through its use of the Unicode UTF-8 encoding in edited files. Its core feature set includes syntax highlighting of source code, auto indentation and printing and print preview support.
gedit is also extensible through its plugin system, which currently includes support for spell checking, comparing files, viewing CVS ChangeLogs, and adjusting indentation levels.
This package is required to build plugins for gedit.
There are three methods to install gedit-dev on Debian 12. 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-dev 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-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gedit-dev
Install gedit-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gedit-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gedit-dev
Install gedit-dev 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install gedit-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gedit-dev
How To Uninstall gedit-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the gedit-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gedit-dev
Uninstall gedit-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gedit-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gedit-dev
Remove gedit-dev Configurations and Data
To remove gedit-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gedit-dev
Remove gedit-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gedit-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gedit-dev
Dependencies
gedit-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gedit-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
