How To Install elpa-exwm on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-exwm on Debian 12.
What is elpa-exwm
elpa-exwm is:
EXWM (Emacs X Window Manager) is a full-featured tiling X window manager for Emacs built on top of XELB. It features:
- Fully keyboard-driven operations
- Hybrid layout modes (tiling & stacking)
- Dynamic workspace support
- ICCCM/EWMH compliance
- (Optional) RandR (multi-monitor) support
- (Optional) Builtin system tray
- (Optional) Builtin input method
There are three methods to install elpa-exwm 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-exwm 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-exwm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-exwm
Install elpa-exwm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-exwm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-exwm
Install elpa-exwm 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-exwm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-exwm
How To Uninstall elpa-exwm on Debian 12
To uninstall only the elpa-exwm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-exwm
Uninstall elpa-exwm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-exwm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-exwm
Remove elpa-exwm Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-exwm configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-exwm
Remove elpa-exwm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-exwm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-exwm
Dependencies
elpa-exwm have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-exwm package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
