How To Install kwrite on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kwrite on Debian 10.
What is kwrite
kwrite is:
KWrite is a simple text editor built on the KDE Platform. It uses the Kate editor component, so it supports powerful features such as flexible syntax highlighting, automatic indentation, and numerous other text tools.
There are three methods to install kwrite 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 kwrite Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kwrite using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kwrite
Install kwrite Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kwrite using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kwrite
Install kwrite 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 kwrite using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kwrite
How To Uninstall kwrite on Debian 10
To uninstall only the kwrite package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kwrite
Uninstall kwrite And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kwrite and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kwrite
Remove kwrite Configurations and Data
To remove kwrite configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kwrite
Remove kwrite configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kwrite configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kwrite
Dependencies
kwrite have the following dependencies:
- ktexteditor-katepart
- libc6
- libkf5activities5
- libkf5configcore5
- libkf5configgui5
- libkf5configwidgets5
- libkf5coreaddons5
- libkf5crash5
- libkf5dbusaddons5
- libkf5i18n5
- libkf5parts5
- libkf5texteditor5
- libkf5widgetsaddons5
- libkf5xmlgui5
- libqt5core5a
- libqt5gui5
- libqt5widgets5
- libstdc++6
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kwrite package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
