How To Install elpa-wgrep on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-wgrep on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is elpa-wgrep
elpa-wgrep is:
Wgrep provides master pattern buffers that are then used to edit multiple Emacs buffers simultaneously. In this sense it is like what a REPL for sed would look like. With the exception of “pattern buffers” it is similar to the Emacs built-in functions
replace-regexpandquery-replace. Wgrep also provides backends that use Ack and The Silver Searcher.
This package provides the core library and wgrep-mode.
There are three methods to install elpa-wgrep 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-wgrep 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-wgrep using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-wgrep
Install elpa-wgrep Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-wgrep using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-wgrep
Install elpa-wgrep 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-wgrep using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-wgrep
How To Uninstall elpa-wgrep on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the elpa-wgrep package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-wgrep
Uninstall elpa-wgrep And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-wgrep and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-wgrep
Remove elpa-wgrep Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-wgrep configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-wgrep
Remove elpa-wgrep configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-wgrep configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-wgrep
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-wgrep package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
