How To Install eldav on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install eldav on Debian 11. eldav is interface to the WebDAV servers for Emacs.

Introduction

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

What is eldav

eldav is:

WebDAV files can be treated just like a normal file in Emacsen. Emacs/w3 is not required. External program is used for WebDAV access.

There are three methods to install eldav 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 eldav Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install eldav

Install eldav Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install eldav

Install eldav 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 eldav using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install eldav

How To Uninstall eldav on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove eldav

Uninstall eldav And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove eldav

Remove eldav Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge eldav

Remove eldav configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge eldav

Dependencies

eldav have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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