How To Install elpa-deft on Debian 10

Learn how to install elpa-deft on Debian 10 with this tutorial. elpa-deft is Emacs mode to browse, filter, and edit plain text notes

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-deft on Debian 10.

What is elpa-deft

elpa-deft is:

Deft is an Emacs mode for quickly browsing, filtering, and editing directories of plain text notes, inspired by Notational Velocity.

It was designed for increased productivity when writing and taking notes, by making it fast and simple to find the right file at the right time, and by automating many of the usual tasks such as creating new files and saving files.

There are three methods to install elpa-deft 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 elpa-deft 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-deft using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-deft

Install elpa-deft Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-deft

Install elpa-deft 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-deft using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-deft

How To Uninstall elpa-deft on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-deft

Uninstall elpa-deft And Its Dependencies

To uninstall elpa-deft and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-deft

Remove elpa-deft Configurations and Data

To remove elpa-deft configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-deft

Remove elpa-deft configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-deft

Dependencies

elpa-deft have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-deft package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.