How To Install retext on Debian 10

Learn how to install retext on Debian 10 with this tutorial. retext is Simple text editor for Markdown and reStructuredText

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install retext on Debian 10.

What is `retext`

retext is:

ReText is a simple editor for Markdown and reStructuredText markup languages.

ReText supports tabs, live text preview and syntax highlighting. Supported export formats: HTML, ODT, PDF. It is also possible to write custom export extensions.

It is written in Python using Qt libraries.

There are three methods to install retext on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install retext Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install retext

Install retext Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install retext

Install retext 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 retext using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install retext

How To Uninstall retext on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove retext

Uninstall retext And Its Dependencies

To uninstall retext and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove retext

Remove retext Configurations and Data

To remove retext configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge retext

Remove retext configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge retext

Dependencies

retext have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install retext package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.