How To Install elpa-beacon on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-beacon on Debian 9. elpa-beacon is highlight the cursor whenever the window scrolls

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-beacon on Debian 9.

What is elpa-beacon

elpa-beacon is:

Whenever the window scrolls a light will shine on top of your cursor so you know where it is.

Customizations:

  • the appearance of the beacon;
  • the duration;
  • when the beacon should blink at all;
  • prevent the beacon from blinking only on specific situations;
  • push the mark for you whenever point moves a long distance.

There are three methods to install elpa-beacon 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 elpa-beacon Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-beacon

Install elpa-beacon Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-beacon

Install elpa-beacon 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 elpa-beacon using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-beacon

How To Uninstall elpa-beacon on Debian 9

To uninstall only the elpa-beacon package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove elpa-beacon

Uninstall elpa-beacon And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-beacon

Remove elpa-beacon Configurations and Data

To remove elpa-beacon configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-beacon

Remove elpa-beacon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-beacon

Dependencies

elpa-beacon have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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