How To Install yi on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install yi on Debian 10.
What is yi
yi is:
Yi is a text editor written in Haskell and extensible in Haskell. The goal of the Yi project is to provide a flexible, powerful, and correct editor for haskell hacking.
This package comes pre-configured with the default configuration. If you want to build your custom-configured version, make sure that libghc-yi-core-dev is installed and put your configuration in ~/.config/yi/yi.hs
There are three methods to install yi 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 yi Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install yi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install yi
Install yi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install yi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install yi
Install yi 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 yi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install yi
How To Uninstall yi on Debian 10
To uninstall only the yi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove yi
Uninstall yi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall yi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove yi
Remove yi Configurations and Data
To remove yi configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge yi
Remove yi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove yi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge yi
Dependencies
yi have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install yi package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.