How To Install elpa-eglot on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-eglot on Debian 12.
What is elpa-eglot
elpa-eglot is:
This package provides a elisp library implementing a client for Language Server Protocol servers. It should need little or no configuration and be able to guess the LSP server to start for the language you’re using. It only relies on elisp libraries developed in the Emacs mainline, and is seamlessly integrated with other core IDE functionalities (xref, project, completion-at-point, eldoc, flymake).
There are three methods to install elpa-eglot 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-eglot 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-eglot using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-eglot
Install elpa-eglot Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-eglot using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-eglot
Install elpa-eglot 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-eglot using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-eglot
How To Uninstall elpa-eglot on Debian 12
To uninstall only the elpa-eglot package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-eglot
Uninstall elpa-eglot And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-eglot and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-eglot
Remove elpa-eglot Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-eglot configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-eglot
Remove elpa-eglot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-eglot configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-eglot
Dependencies
elpa-eglot have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-eglot package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.