How To Install mediawiki-extension-codemirror on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mediawiki-extension-codemirror on Debian 12.
What is mediawiki-extension-codemirror
mediawiki-extension-codemirror is:
CodeMirror extension provides syntax highlighting in MediaWiki’s wikitext editor. It adds a button to the editing toolbar that allows for switching syntax highlighting on and off. It supports the 2010 WikiEditor toolbar as well as the VisualEditor toolbar.
There are three methods to install mediawiki-extension-codemirror 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 mediawiki-extension-codemirror Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mediawiki-extension-codemirror using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mediawiki-extension-codemirror
Install mediawiki-extension-codemirror Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mediawiki-extension-codemirror using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mediawiki-extension-codemirror
Install mediawiki-extension-codemirror 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 mediawiki-extension-codemirror using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mediawiki-extension-codemirror
How To Uninstall mediawiki-extension-codemirror on Debian 12
To uninstall only the mediawiki-extension-codemirror package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mediawiki-extension-codemirror
Uninstall mediawiki-extension-codemirror And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mediawiki-extension-codemirror and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mediawiki-extension-codemirror
Remove mediawiki-extension-codemirror Configurations and Data
To remove mediawiki-extension-codemirror configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mediawiki-extension-codemirror
Remove mediawiki-extension-codemirror configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mediawiki-extension-codemirror configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mediawiki-extension-codemirror
Dependencies
mediawiki-extension-codemirror have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mediawiki-extension-codemirror package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.