How To Install elpa-org-contrib on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-org-contrib on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is elpa-org-contrib
elpa-org-contrib is:
This package supplies the Emacs Lisp libraries in Org-mode’s contrib/ directory. These user-contributed addons mostly integrate Org-mode with other tools, both inside and outside of Emacs. There are also some additions to Org-mode’s core functionality.
These files used to be shipped with Org-mode, but are now packaged separately.
There are three methods to install elpa-org-contrib 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-org-contrib 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-org-contrib using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-org-contrib
Install elpa-org-contrib Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-org-contrib using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-org-contrib
Install elpa-org-contrib 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-org-contrib using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-org-contrib
How To Uninstall elpa-org-contrib on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the elpa-org-contrib package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-org-contrib
Uninstall elpa-org-contrib And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-org-contrib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-org-contrib
Remove elpa-org-contrib Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-org-contrib configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-org-contrib
Remove elpa-org-contrib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-org-contrib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-org-contrib
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-org-contrib package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
