How To Install darcsum on Debian 10

Learn how to install darcsum on Debian 10 with this tutorial. darcsum is Transition package, darcsum to elpa-darcsum

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install darcsum on Debian 10.

What is darcsum

darcsum is:

The darcsum emacs addon has been elpafied. This dummy package helps ease transition from darcsum to elpa-darcsum.

There are three methods to install darcsum on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install darcsum Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install darcsum

Install darcsum Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install darcsum using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install darcsum

Install darcsum 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 darcsum using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install darcsum

How To Uninstall darcsum on Debian 10

To uninstall only the darcsum package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove darcsum

Uninstall darcsum And Its Dependencies

To uninstall darcsum and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove darcsum

Remove darcsum Configurations and Data

To remove darcsum configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge darcsum

Remove darcsum configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge darcsum

Dependencies

darcsum have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install darcsum package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.