How To Install cafeobj-mode on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cafeobj-mode on Ubuntu 22.04. cafeobj-mode is Emacs major mode for editing CafeOBJ source code

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cafeobj-mode on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is cafeobj-mode

cafeobj-mode is:

cafeobj-mode provides syntax highlighting and indentation for CafeOBJ source code inside emacs. Included is the ability to interact with a CafeOBJ interpreter inside emacs and to send expressions from CafeOBJ source files to the running interpreter.

There are three methods to install cafeobj-mode on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install cafeobj-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 cafeobj-mode using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cafeobj-mode

Install cafeobj-mode Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cafeobj-mode

Install cafeobj-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 cafeobj-mode using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cafeobj-mode

How To Uninstall cafeobj-mode on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the cafeobj-mode package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cafeobj-mode

Uninstall cafeobj-mode And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cafeobj-mode and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cafeobj-mode

Remove cafeobj-mode Configurations and Data

To remove cafeobj-mode configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cafeobj-mode

Remove cafeobj-mode configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cafeobj-mode

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cafeobj-mode package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.