How To Install php-geshi on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-geshi on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is php-geshi
php-geshi is:
GeSHi aims to be a simple but powerful highlighting class, with the following goals:
* Support for a wide range of popular languages
* Easy to add a new language for highlighting
* Highly customisable output formats
GeSHi aims to do this all as quickly as possible. Many customisable features of GeSHi facilitate speed increases, and you can easily find a balance between the amount of highlighting done and the speed in which it is done.
There are three methods to install php-geshi on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install php-geshi Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install php-geshi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-geshi
Install php-geshi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-geshi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-geshi
Install php-geshi 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install php-geshi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-geshi
How To Uninstall php-geshi on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the php-geshi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-geshi
Uninstall php-geshi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-geshi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-geshi
Remove php-geshi Configurations and Data
To remove php-geshi configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-geshi
Remove php-geshi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-geshi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-geshi
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-geshi package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
