How To Install elpa-ement on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-ement on Debian 12.
What is elpa-ement
elpa-ement is:
A Matrix client for Emacs aiming to be simple, fast, featureful and reliable.
The default formatting style resembles IRC clients, with each message being prefixed by the username (which enables powerful Emacs features, like using Occur to show all messages from or mentioning a user). Alternative, built-in styles include an Element-like one with usernames above groups of messages, as well as a classic, no-margins IRC style. Messages may be optionally displayed with unique colors for each user (with customizable contrast), making it easier to follow conversations. Timestamp headers are optionally displayed where a certain amount of time passes between events, as well as where the date changes.
There are three methods to install elpa-ement 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-ement 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-ement using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-ement
Install elpa-ement Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-ement using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-ement
Install elpa-ement 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-ement using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-ement
How To Uninstall elpa-ement on Debian 12
To uninstall only the elpa-ement package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-ement
Uninstall elpa-ement And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-ement and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-ement
Remove elpa-ement Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-ement configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-ement
Remove elpa-ement configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-ement configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-ement
Dependencies
elpa-ement have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-ement package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
