How To Install elpa-mastodon on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-mastodon on Debian 12.
What is elpa-mastodon
elpa-mastodon is:
mastodon.el is an Emacs client for the Mastodon and Pleroma social networks. For info see https://joinmastodon.org/. Type M-x mastodon to start.
There are three methods to install elpa-mastodon 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-mastodon 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-mastodon using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-mastodon
Install elpa-mastodon Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-mastodon using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-mastodon
Install elpa-mastodon 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-mastodon using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-mastodon
How To Uninstall elpa-mastodon on Debian 12
To uninstall only the elpa-mastodon package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-mastodon
Uninstall elpa-mastodon And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-mastodon and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-mastodon
Remove elpa-mastodon Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-mastodon configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-mastodon
Remove elpa-mastodon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-mastodon configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-mastodon
Dependencies
elpa-mastodon have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-mastodon package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
