How To Install markdown on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install markdown on Debian 10.
What is markdown
markdown is:
Markdown is a text-to-HTML conversion tool for web writers. It allows you to write using an easy-to-read, easy-to-write plain text format, then convert it to structurally valid XHTML (or HTML).
There are three methods to install markdown 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 markdown Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install markdown using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install markdown
Install markdown Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install markdown using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install markdown
Install markdown 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 markdown using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install markdown
How To Uninstall markdown on Debian 10
To uninstall only the markdown package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove markdown
Uninstall markdown And Its Dependencies
To uninstall markdown and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove markdown
Remove markdown Configurations and Data
To remove markdown configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge markdown
Remove markdown configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove markdown configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge markdown
Dependencies
markdown have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install markdown package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
