How To Install elpa-bar-cursor on Debian 12

Learn how to install elpa-bar-cursor on Debian 12 with this tutorial. elpa-bar-cursor is switch Emacs block cursor to a bar

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-bar-cursor on Debian 12.

What is elpa-bar-cursor

elpa-bar-cursor is:

Simple package to convert the block cursor into a bar cursor. In overwrite mode, the bar cursor changes back into a block cursor. This is a global minor mode.

There are three methods to install elpa-bar-cursor on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install elpa-bar-cursor Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-bar-cursor

Install elpa-bar-cursor Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install elpa-bar-cursor using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install elpa-bar-cursor

Install elpa-bar-cursor 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 elpa-bar-cursor using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-bar-cursor

How To Uninstall elpa-bar-cursor on Debian 12

To uninstall only the elpa-bar-cursor package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove elpa-bar-cursor

Uninstall elpa-bar-cursor And Its Dependencies

To uninstall elpa-bar-cursor and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-bar-cursor

Remove elpa-bar-cursor Configurations and Data

To remove elpa-bar-cursor configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-bar-cursor

Remove elpa-bar-cursor configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove elpa-bar-cursor configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-bar-cursor

Dependencies

elpa-bar-cursor have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-bar-cursor package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.