How To Install libwx-scintilla-perl on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwx-scintilla-perl on Debian 11. libwx-scintilla-perl is source code editor component for wxWidgets

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.