How To Install inform-mode on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install inform-mode on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is inform-mode
inform-mode is:
This is an (X)Emacs mode for editing Inform source code. Inform source is used when writing games for the Z-Code virtual machine (aka Infocom). This package will add an editing mode to your favorite Emacsen for editing these files.
There are three methods to install inform-mode on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install inform-mode Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install inform-mode using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install inform-mode
Install inform-mode Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install inform-mode using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install inform-mode
Install inform-mode 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 inform-mode using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install inform-mode
How To Uninstall inform-mode on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the inform-mode package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove inform-mode
Uninstall inform-mode And Its Dependencies
To uninstall inform-mode and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove inform-mode
Remove inform-mode Configurations and Data
To remove inform-mode configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge inform-mode
Remove inform-mode configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove inform-mode configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge inform-mode
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install inform-mode package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
