How To Install paredit-el on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install paredit-el on Debian 9. paredit-el is transitional dummy package for elpa-paredit

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install paredit-el on Debian 9.

What is paredit-el

paredit-el is:

This transitional package is safe to remove.

There are three methods to install paredit-el on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install paredit-el Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install paredit-el using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install paredit-el

Install paredit-el Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install paredit-el using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install paredit-el

Install paredit-el 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 paredit-el using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install paredit-el

How To Uninstall paredit-el on Debian 9

To uninstall only the paredit-el package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove paredit-el

Uninstall paredit-el And Its Dependencies

To uninstall paredit-el and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove paredit-el

Remove paredit-el Configurations and Data

To remove paredit-el configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge paredit-el

Remove paredit-el configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove paredit-el configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge paredit-el

Dependencies

paredit-el have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install paredit-el package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.