How To Install php-wikidiff2 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-wikidiff2 on Debian 12.
What is php-wikidiff2
php-wikidiff2 is:
Wikidiff2 is a PHP module providing external diff engine for MediaWiki. It performs word-level (space-delimited) diffs on general text, and character-level diffs on text composed of characters from the Japanese and Thai alphabets and the unified han.
There are three methods to install php-wikidiff2 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 php-wikidiff2 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-wikidiff2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-wikidiff2
Install php-wikidiff2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-wikidiff2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-wikidiff2
Install php-wikidiff2 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 php-wikidiff2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-wikidiff2
How To Uninstall php-wikidiff2 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the php-wikidiff2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-wikidiff2
Uninstall php-wikidiff2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-wikidiff2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-wikidiff2
Remove php-wikidiff2 Configurations and Data
To remove php-wikidiff2 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-wikidiff2
Remove php-wikidiff2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-wikidiff2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-wikidiff2
Dependencies
php-wikidiff2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-wikidiff2 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
