How To Install libt3highlight2 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libt3highlight2 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libt3highlight2 is Syntax highlighting library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libt3highlight2 on Debian 12.

What is libt3highlight2

libt3highlight2 is:

The libt3highlight library provides functions for syntax-highlighting different types of text files. Its main design goal is an easily restartable syntax highlighting, suitable for use in interactive text editors.

To make the syntax highlighting restartable, libt3highlight uses a single integer start-of-line state. However, it does provide several advanced features, such as dynamic end-of-state patterns, which make it possible to highlight complex languages like Perl and Bash with high fidelity.

There are three methods to install libt3highlight2 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 libt3highlight2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libt3highlight2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libt3highlight2

Install libt3highlight2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libt3highlight2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libt3highlight2

Install libt3highlight2 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 libt3highlight2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libt3highlight2

How To Uninstall libt3highlight2 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libt3highlight2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libt3highlight2

Uninstall libt3highlight2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libt3highlight2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libt3highlight2

Remove libt3highlight2 Configurations and Data

To remove libt3highlight2 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libt3highlight2

Remove libt3highlight2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libt3highlight2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libt3highlight2

Dependencies

libt3highlight2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libt3highlight2 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.