How To Install elpa-exec-path-from-shell on Ubuntu 20.04

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-exec-path-from-shell on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is elpa-exec-path-from-shell

elpa-exec-path-from-shell is:

This library allows the user to set Emacs’ exec-path' and $PATH from the shell path, so that shell-command’, `compile’ and the like work as expected.

It also allows other environment variables to be retrieved from the shell, so that Emacs will see the same values you get in a terminal.

There are three methods to install elpa-exec-path-from-shell on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-exec-path-from-shell 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-exec-path-from-shell using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-exec-path-from-shell

Install elpa-exec-path-from-shell Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install elpa-exec-path-from-shell using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install elpa-exec-path-from-shell

Install elpa-exec-path-from-shell 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install elpa-exec-path-from-shell using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-exec-path-from-shell

How To Uninstall elpa-exec-path-from-shell on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the elpa-exec-path-from-shell package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove elpa-exec-path-from-shell

Uninstall elpa-exec-path-from-shell And Its Dependencies

To uninstall elpa-exec-path-from-shell and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-exec-path-from-shell

Remove elpa-exec-path-from-shell Configurations and Data

To remove elpa-exec-path-from-shell configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-exec-path-from-shell

Remove elpa-exec-path-from-shell configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-exec-path-from-shell

References

• elpa-exec-path-from-shell website
• elpa-exec-path-from-shell on packages.ubuntu.com

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-exec-path-from-shell package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.