How To Install libsyntax-highlight-engine-kate-perl on Debian 12

Learn how to install libsyntax-highlight-engine-kate-perl on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libsyntax-highlight-engine-kate-perl is Perl port of Kates syntax highlighting engine

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsyntax-highlight-engine-kate-perl on Debian 12.

What is libsyntax-highlight-engine-kate-perl

libsyntax-highlight-engine-kate-perl is:

Syntax::Highlight::Engine::Kate collection of modules porting the Kate text editor’s syntax highlighting engine to Perl. Kate’s language XML specification files have been rewritten to Perl modules using a script and the modules can act as plugins to the module.

Upstream considers this module deprecated and recommends Syntax::Kamelon as an alternative.

There are three methods to install libsyntax-highlight-engine-kate-perl 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 libsyntax-highlight-engine-kate-perl Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsyntax-highlight-engine-kate-perl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsyntax-highlight-engine-kate-perl

Install libsyntax-highlight-engine-kate-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsyntax-highlight-engine-kate-perl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsyntax-highlight-engine-kate-perl

Install libsyntax-highlight-engine-kate-perl 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 libsyntax-highlight-engine-kate-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsyntax-highlight-engine-kate-perl

How To Uninstall libsyntax-highlight-engine-kate-perl on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libsyntax-highlight-engine-kate-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsyntax-highlight-engine-kate-perl

Uninstall libsyntax-highlight-engine-kate-perl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsyntax-highlight-engine-kate-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsyntax-highlight-engine-kate-perl

Remove libsyntax-highlight-engine-kate-perl Configurations and Data

To remove libsyntax-highlight-engine-kate-perl configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsyntax-highlight-engine-kate-perl

Remove libsyntax-highlight-engine-kate-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsyntax-highlight-engine-kate-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsyntax-highlight-engine-kate-perl

Dependencies

libsyntax-highlight-engine-kate-perl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsyntax-highlight-engine-kate-perl package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.