How To Install elpa-boxquote on Debian 10

Learn how to install elpa-boxquote on Debian 10 with this tutorial. elpa-boxquote is quote text in Emacs with a semi-box.

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-boxquote on Debian 10.

What is elpa-boxquote

elpa-boxquote is:

boxquote provides a set of functions for using a text quoting style that partially boxes in the left hand side of an area of text.

There are three methods to install elpa-boxquote 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 elpa-boxquote 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-boxquote using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-boxquote

Install elpa-boxquote Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-boxquote

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

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-boxquote

How To Uninstall elpa-boxquote on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-boxquote

Uninstall elpa-boxquote And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-boxquote

Remove elpa-boxquote Configurations and Data

To remove elpa-boxquote configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-boxquote

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

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

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

Dependencies

elpa-boxquote have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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