How To Install libwx-scintilla-perl on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwx-scintilla-perl on Debian 11.
What is libwx-scintilla-perl
libwx-scintilla-perl is:
Wx::Scintilla Perl module is a Wx wrapper around scintilla editor.
Wx::Scintilla project goal is to provide fresh Perl 5 and maybe Perl 6 support in Wx while preserving compatibility with Wx::StyledTextCtrl.
Note: You cannot load Wx::STC and Wx::Scintilla in the same application. They are mutually exclusive. The wxSTC_… events are handled by one library or the other.
There are three methods to install libwx-scintilla-perl 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 libwx-scintilla-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 libwx-scintilla-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwx-scintilla-perl
Install libwx-scintilla-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwx-scintilla-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwx-scintilla-perl
Install libwx-scintilla-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 libwx-scintilla-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwx-scintilla-perl
How To Uninstall libwx-scintilla-perl on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libwx-scintilla-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwx-scintilla-perl
Uninstall libwx-scintilla-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwx-scintilla-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwx-scintilla-perl
Remove libwx-scintilla-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libwx-scintilla-perl configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwx-scintilla-perl
Remove libwx-scintilla-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwx-scintilla-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwx-scintilla-perl
Dependencies
libwx-scintilla-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwx-scintilla-perl package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.