How To Install widemargin on Debian 12

Learn how to install widemargin on Debian 12 with this tutorial. widemargin is bible reading and study application

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install widemargin on Debian 12.

What is widemargin

widemargin is:

Wide Margin is a bible reading and study application. It has a focus on speed and simplicity. Features include, as you type searching and passage navigation, familiar browser based interface, full navigation history and a built in reading planner which will have you read the old testament once and the new testament twice every year.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install widemargin

Install widemargin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install widemargin

Install widemargin 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 widemargin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install widemargin

How To Uninstall widemargin on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove widemargin

Uninstall widemargin And Its Dependencies

To uninstall widemargin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove widemargin

Remove widemargin Configurations and Data

To remove widemargin configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge widemargin

Remove widemargin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge widemargin

Dependencies

widemargin have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install widemargin package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.