How To Install gedit on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gedit on Debian 9.
What is gedit
gedit is:
gedit is a text editor which supports most standard editor features, extending this basic functionality with other features not usually found in simple text editors. gedit is a graphical application which supports editing multiple text files in one window (known sometimes as tabs or MDI).
gedit fully supports international text through its use of the Unicode UTF-8 encoding in edited files. Its core feature set includes syntax highlighting of source code, auto indentation and printing and print preview support.
gedit is also extensible through its plugin system, which currently includes support for spell checking, comparing files, viewing CVS ChangeLogs, and adjusting indentation levels.
There are three methods to install gedit 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 gedit Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gedit using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gedit
Install gedit Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gedit using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gedit
Install gedit 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 gedit using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gedit
How To Uninstall gedit on Debian 9
To uninstall only the gedit package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gedit
Uninstall gedit And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gedit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gedit
Remove gedit Configurations and Data
To remove gedit configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gedit
Remove gedit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gedit configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gedit
Dependencies
gedit have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gedit package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.