How To Install libjs-rainbow on Debian 10

Learn how to install libjs-rainbow on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libjs-rainbow is code syntax highlighting library written in Javascript

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-rainbow on Debian 10.

What is libjs-rainbow

libjs-rainbow is:

Rainbow is a code syntax highlighting library written in Javascript.

It was designed to be lightweight, easy to use, and extendable. Morever, it is completely themable via CSS.

There are three methods to install libjs-rainbow on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libjs-rainbow Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libjs-rainbow using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libjs-rainbow

Install libjs-rainbow Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libjs-rainbow using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libjs-rainbow

Install libjs-rainbow 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 libjs-rainbow using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjs-rainbow

How To Uninstall libjs-rainbow on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libjs-rainbow package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libjs-rainbow

Uninstall libjs-rainbow And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libjs-rainbow and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-rainbow

Remove libjs-rainbow Configurations and Data

To remove libjs-rainbow configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-rainbow

Remove libjs-rainbow configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libjs-rainbow configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjs-rainbow

Dependencies

libjs-rainbow have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-rainbow package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.