How To Install elpa-sxiv on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-sxiv on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is elpa-sxiv
elpa-sxiv is:
This package provides a way to launch sxiv (Simple X Image Viewer) from Emacs (includes Dired integration). Files marked in sxiv will be marked in Dired buffer.
There are three methods to install elpa-sxiv 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-sxiv 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-sxiv using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-sxiv
Install elpa-sxiv Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-sxiv using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-sxiv
Install elpa-sxiv 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-sxiv using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-sxiv
How To Uninstall elpa-sxiv on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the elpa-sxiv package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-sxiv
Uninstall elpa-sxiv And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-sxiv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-sxiv
Remove elpa-sxiv Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-sxiv configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-sxiv
Remove elpa-sxiv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-sxiv configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-sxiv
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-sxiv package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
