How To Install elpa-jedi on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-jedi on Debian 11. elpa-jedi is Python auto-completion for Emacs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-jedi on Debian 11.

What is elpa-jedi

elpa-jedi is:

The package provides a Python auto-completion package for Emacs. It aims at helping your Python coding in a non-destructive way. It also helps you to find information about Python objects, such as docstring, function arguments and code location.

This package contains jedi.el, which relies on auto-complete.el.

There are three methods to install elpa-jedi on Debian 11. 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-jedi 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-jedi using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-jedi

Install elpa-jedi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-jedi

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

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-jedi

How To Uninstall elpa-jedi on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-jedi

Uninstall elpa-jedi And Its Dependencies

To uninstall elpa-jedi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-jedi

Remove elpa-jedi Configurations and Data

To remove elpa-jedi configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-jedi

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

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

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

Dependencies

elpa-jedi have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-jedi package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.