How To Install elpa-bui on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-bui on Debian 12.
What is elpa-bui
elpa-bui is:
BUI (Buffer User Interface) is a library for making ’list’ (similar to “M-x list-packages”) and ‘info’ (similar to customization buffers) interfaces to display various data (packages, buffers, functions, etc.).
It is not an end-user package, it is a library that is intended to be used by other packages.
Basically, at first you define ’list’/‘info’ interface using
bui-define-interface' macro, and then you can make user commands that will display entries using bui-get-display-entries’ and similar
functions.
There are three methods to install elpa-bui 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 elpa-bui 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-bui using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-bui
Install elpa-bui Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-bui using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-bui
Install elpa-bui 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-bui using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-bui
How To Uninstall elpa-bui on Debian 12
To uninstall only the elpa-bui package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-bui
Uninstall elpa-bui And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-bui and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-bui
Remove elpa-bui Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-bui configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-bui
Remove elpa-bui configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-bui configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-bui
Dependencies
elpa-bui have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-bui package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
