How To Install wike on Debian 12

Learn how to install wike on Debian 12 with this tutorial. wike is Wikipedia reader for the GNOME Desktop

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install wike on Debian 12.

What is wike

wike is:

Wike provides access to all the content of this online encyclopedia in a native application, with a simpler and distraction-free view of articles.

There are three methods to install wike 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 wike Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install wike

Install wike Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install wike

Install wike 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 wike using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wike

How To Uninstall wike on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove wike

Uninstall wike And Its Dependencies

To uninstall wike and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wike

Remove wike Configurations and Data

To remove wike configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge wike

Remove wike configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wike

Dependencies

wike have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install wike package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.