How To Install elpa-pfuture on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-pfuture on Debian 12.
What is elpa-pfuture
elpa-pfuture is:
pfuture.el offers a set of simple functions wrapping Emacs?? existing process creation capabilities. It allows to conveniently deal with external processes in an asynchronous manner without having to worry about stdout buffers and filter- & sentinel-functions.
There are three methods to install elpa-pfuture 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-pfuture 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-pfuture using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-pfuture
Install elpa-pfuture Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-pfuture using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-pfuture
Install elpa-pfuture 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-pfuture using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-pfuture
How To Uninstall elpa-pfuture on Debian 12
To uninstall only the elpa-pfuture package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-pfuture
Uninstall elpa-pfuture And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-pfuture and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-pfuture
Remove elpa-pfuture Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-pfuture configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-pfuture
Remove elpa-pfuture configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-pfuture configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-pfuture
Dependencies
elpa-pfuture have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-pfuture package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
