How To Install devscripts-el on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install devscripts-el on Debian 10.
What is devscripts-el
devscripts-el is:
The devscripts-el emacs addon has been elpafied. This dummy package helps ease transition from devscripts-el to elpa-devscripts-el.
There are three methods to install devscripts-el 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 devscripts-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 devscripts-el using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install devscripts-el
Install devscripts-el Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install devscripts-el using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install devscripts-el
Install devscripts-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 devscripts-el using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install devscripts-el
How To Uninstall devscripts-el on Debian 10
To uninstall only the devscripts-el package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove devscripts-el
Uninstall devscripts-el And Its Dependencies
To uninstall devscripts-el and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove devscripts-el
Remove devscripts-el Configurations and Data
To remove devscripts-el configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge devscripts-el
Remove devscripts-el configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove devscripts-el configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge devscripts-el
Dependencies
devscripts-el have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install devscripts-el package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.