How To Install libmarkdown-php on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmarkdown-php on Debian 12.
What is libmarkdown-php
libmarkdown-php is:
“Markdown” is two things: a plain text markup syntax, and a software tool that converts the plain text markup to HTML for publishing on the web.
The Markdown syntax allows you to write text naturally and format it without using HTML tags. More importantly: in Markdown format, your text stays enjoyable to read for a human being, and this is true enough that it makes a Markdown document publishable as-is, as plain text. If you are using text-formatted email, you already know some part of the syntax.
PHP Markdown can work as a plug-in for WordPress and bBlog, as a modifier for the Smarty templating engine, or as a replacement for textile formatting in any software that support textile.
There are three methods to install libmarkdown-php on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libmarkdown-php Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmarkdown-php using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmarkdown-php
Install libmarkdown-php Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmarkdown-php using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmarkdown-php
Install libmarkdown-php 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 libmarkdown-php using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmarkdown-php
How To Uninstall libmarkdown-php on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libmarkdown-php package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmarkdown-php
Uninstall libmarkdown-php And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmarkdown-php and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmarkdown-php
Remove libmarkdown-php Configurations and Data
To remove libmarkdown-php configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmarkdown-php
Remove libmarkdown-php configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmarkdown-php configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmarkdown-php
Dependencies
libmarkdown-php have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmarkdown-php package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
