How To Install pluma on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install pluma on Debian 9. pluma is official text editor of the MATE desktop environment

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pluma on Debian 9.

What is pluma

pluma is:

Pluma is a text editor which supports most standard editor features, extending this basic functionality with other features not usually found in simple text editors. Pluma is a graphical application which supports editing multiple text files in one window (known sometimes as tabs or MDI).

Pluma fully supports international text through its use of the Unicode UTF-8 encoding in edited files. Its core feature set includes syntax highlighting of source code, auto indentation and printing and print preview support.

Pluma is also extensible through its plugin system, which currently includes support for spell checking, comparing files, viewing CVS ChangeLogs, and adjusting indentation levels.

There are three methods to install pluma on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install pluma Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pluma using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pluma

Install pluma Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pluma using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pluma

Install pluma 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 pluma using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pluma

How To Uninstall pluma on Debian 9

To uninstall only the pluma package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pluma

Uninstall pluma And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pluma and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pluma

Remove pluma Configurations and Data

To remove pluma configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pluma

Remove pluma configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pluma configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pluma

Dependencies

pluma have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pluma package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.