How To Install lpe on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install lpe on Debian 9. lpe is Lightweight Programmers Editor

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lpe on Debian 9.

What is lpe

lpe is:

lpe stands for “lightweight programmer’s editor”, and is exactly that. It is designed to provide at the same time all the features that might be required in a decent code editor and a light, intuitive feel that makes it a pleasure to work with, making all necessary commands accessible as easily as possible.

There are three methods to install lpe on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install lpe Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lpe

Install lpe Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install lpe using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lpe

Install lpe 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 lpe using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lpe

How To Uninstall lpe on Debian 9

To uninstall only the lpe package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lpe

Uninstall lpe And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lpe and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lpe

Remove lpe Configurations and Data

To remove lpe configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lpe

Remove lpe configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lpe

Dependencies

lpe have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lpe package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.