How To Install geiser on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install geiser on Debian 11. geiser is Transition Package, geiser to elpa-geiser

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install geiser on Debian 11.

What is geiser

geiser is:

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

There are three methods to install geiser on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install geiser Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install geiser

Install geiser Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install geiser

Install geiser 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 geiser using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install geiser

How To Uninstall geiser on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove geiser

Uninstall geiser And Its Dependencies

To uninstall geiser and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove geiser

Remove geiser Configurations and Data

To remove geiser configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge geiser

Remove geiser configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge geiser

Dependencies

geiser have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install geiser package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.