How To Install elpa-elisp-refs on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-elisp-refs on Ubuntu 22.04. elpa-elisp-refs is find callers of elisp functions or macros

Introduction

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

What is elpa-elisp-refs

elpa-elisp-refs is:

elisp-refs.el is an Emacs package for finding references to functions, macros or variables. Unlike a dumb text search, elisp-refs.el actually parses the code, so it’s never confused by comments or foo-bar' matching foo'.

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-elisp-refs

Install elpa-elisp-refs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-elisp-refs

Install elpa-elisp-refs 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-elisp-refs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-elisp-refs

How To Uninstall elpa-elisp-refs on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-elisp-refs

Uninstall elpa-elisp-refs And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-elisp-refs

Remove elpa-elisp-refs Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-elisp-refs

Remove elpa-elisp-refs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-elisp-refs

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Summary

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