How To Install verilog-mode on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install verilog-mode on Debian 9.
What is verilog-mode
verilog-mode is:
This package provides an emacs major mode for editing files in the Verilog code. It features syntax highlighting and auto-indentation.
There are three methods to install verilog-mode 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 verilog-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 verilog-mode using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install verilog-mode
Install verilog-mode Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install verilog-mode using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install verilog-mode
Install verilog-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install verilog-mode using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install verilog-mode
How To Uninstall verilog-mode on Debian 9
To uninstall only the verilog-mode package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove verilog-mode
Uninstall verilog-mode And Its Dependencies
To uninstall verilog-mode and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove verilog-mode
Remove verilog-mode Configurations and Data
To remove verilog-mode configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge verilog-mode
Remove verilog-mode configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove verilog-mode configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge verilog-mode
Dependencies
verilog-mode have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install verilog-mode package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
