How To Install libgtksourceview-3.0-1 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtksourceview-3.0-1 on Debian 11. libgtksourceview-3.0-1 is shared libraries for the GTK+ syntax highlighting widget

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtksourceview-3.0-1 on Debian 11.

What is libgtksourceview-3.0-1

libgtksourceview-3.0-1 is:

GtkSourceView is a text widget that extends the standard GTK+ 3.x text widget GtkTextView. It improves GtkTextView by implementing syntax highlighting and other features typical of a source editor.

This package contains the shared libraries required by applications to use this widget.

There are three methods to install libgtksourceview-3.0-1 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libgtksourceview-3.0-1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgtksourceview-3.0-1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgtksourceview-3.0-1

Install libgtksourceview-3.0-1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgtksourceview-3.0-1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgtksourceview-3.0-1

Install libgtksourceview-3.0-1 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 libgtksourceview-3.0-1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgtksourceview-3.0-1

How To Uninstall libgtksourceview-3.0-1 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libgtksourceview-3.0-1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgtksourceview-3.0-1

Uninstall libgtksourceview-3.0-1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgtksourceview-3.0-1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgtksourceview-3.0-1

Remove libgtksourceview-3.0-1 Configurations and Data

To remove libgtksourceview-3.0-1 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgtksourceview-3.0-1

Remove libgtksourceview-3.0-1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgtksourceview-3.0-1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgtksourceview-3.0-1

Dependencies

libgtksourceview-3.0-1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtksourceview-3.0-1 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.