How To Install libsource-highlight4v5 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsource-highlight4v5 on Debian 11. libsource-highlight4v5 is source highlighting library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsource-highlight4v5 on Debian 11.

What is libsource-highlight4v5

libsource-highlight4v5 is:

This is the library that underlies the source-highlight program suite. It converts source code to a document with syntax highlighting and supports many file formats. The library can be used by other C++ programs to get source code highlighting capabilities.

There are three methods to install libsource-highlight4v5 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 libsource-highlight4v5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsource-highlight4v5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsource-highlight4v5

Install libsource-highlight4v5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsource-highlight4v5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsource-highlight4v5

Install libsource-highlight4v5 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 libsource-highlight4v5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsource-highlight4v5

How To Uninstall libsource-highlight4v5 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libsource-highlight4v5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsource-highlight4v5

Uninstall libsource-highlight4v5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsource-highlight4v5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsource-highlight4v5

Remove libsource-highlight4v5 Configurations and Data

To remove libsource-highlight4v5 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsource-highlight4v5

Remove libsource-highlight4v5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsource-highlight4v5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsource-highlight4v5

Dependencies

libsource-highlight4v5 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsource-highlight4v5 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.