How To Install elpa-darkroom on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-darkroom on Ubuntu 22.04. elpa-darkroom is remove visual distractions and focus on writing

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-darkroom on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is elpa-darkroom

elpa-darkroom is:

darkroom-mode makes visual distractions disappear: the mode-line is temporarily elided, text is enlarged and margins are adjusted so that it’s centered on the window.

There are three methods to install elpa-darkroom on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-darkroom 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-darkroom using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-darkroom

Install elpa-darkroom Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-darkroom

Install elpa-darkroom 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-darkroom

How To Uninstall elpa-darkroom on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-darkroom

Uninstall elpa-darkroom And Its Dependencies

To uninstall elpa-darkroom and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-darkroom

Remove elpa-darkroom Configurations and Data

To remove elpa-darkroom configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-darkroom

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-darkroom package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.