How To Install elpa-ctable on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-ctable on Debian 9.
What is elpa-ctable
elpa-ctable is:
Table component for Emacs Lisp. Emacs Lisp programs can display a nice table view from an abstract data model. Many Emacs programs have the code for displaying table views, such as dired, list-process, buffer-list and so on. This package provides functions and a table framework for the table views.
There are three methods to install elpa-ctable on Debian 9. 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-ctable 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-ctable using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-ctable
Install elpa-ctable Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-ctable using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-ctable
Install elpa-ctable 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-ctable using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-ctable
How To Uninstall elpa-ctable on Debian 9
To uninstall only the elpa-ctable package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-ctable
Uninstall elpa-ctable And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-ctable and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-ctable
Remove elpa-ctable Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-ctable configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-ctable
Remove elpa-ctable configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-ctable configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-ctable
Dependencies
elpa-ctable have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-ctable package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.