How To Install scite on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install scite on Debian 9. scite is Lightweight GTK-based Programming Editor

Introduction

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

What is scite

scite is:

GTK-based Programming with syntax highlighting support for many languages. Also supports folding sections, exporting highlighted text into colored HTML and RTF.

There are three methods to install scite 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 scite Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install scite

Install scite Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install scite

Install scite 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 scite using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install scite

How To Uninstall scite on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove scite

Uninstall scite And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove scite

Remove scite Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge scite

Remove scite configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge scite

Dependencies

scite have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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