How To Install elpa-debase on Debian 12

Learn how to install elpa-debase on Debian 12 with this tutorial. elpa-debase is D-Bus convenience layer for Emacs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-debase on Debian 12.

What is elpa-debase

elpa-debase is:

Debase frees you from writing repetitive, annoying boilerplate code to drive D-Bus services by throwing another pile of abstraction at the problem, in the form of unreadably dense, macro-heavy, profoundly cursed Lisp.

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-debase

Install elpa-debase Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-debase

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

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-debase

How To Uninstall elpa-debase on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-debase

Uninstall elpa-debase And Its Dependencies

To uninstall elpa-debase and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-debase

Remove elpa-debase Configurations and Data

To remove elpa-debase configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-debase

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

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

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

Dependencies

elpa-debase have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-debase package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.