How To Install editmoin on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install editmoin on Debian 9.
What is editmoin
editmoin is:
editmoin allows you to edit pages in MoinMoin wikis with your preferred editor instead of the (usually quite limited) web browser text areas.
It also supports configuration files to define shortcuts for URLs that you edit often.
This package also includes a Vim syntax file. Install vim-addon-manager and use “vim-addons install editmoin” to activate.
However, you can use any other editor by setting the standard $EDITOR environment variable.
There are three methods to install editmoin 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 editmoin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install editmoin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install editmoin
Install editmoin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install editmoin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install editmoin
Install editmoin 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 editmoin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install editmoin
How To Uninstall editmoin on Debian 9
To uninstall only the editmoin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove editmoin
Uninstall editmoin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall editmoin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove editmoin
Remove editmoin Configurations and Data
To remove editmoin configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge editmoin
Remove editmoin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove editmoin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge editmoin
Dependencies
editmoin have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install editmoin package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.