How To Install elpa-exwm-mff on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-exwm-mff on Debian 12.
What is elpa-exwm-mff
elpa-exwm-mff is:
This package provides exwm-mff-mode. With the minor mode enabled the pointer (mouse) always follows the current window when changing it using the keyboard.
There are three methods to install elpa-exwm-mff 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-mff 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-mff using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-exwm-mff
Install elpa-exwm-mff Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-exwm-mff using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-exwm-mff
Install elpa-exwm-mff 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-mff using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-exwm-mff
How To Uninstall elpa-exwm-mff on Debian 12
To uninstall only the elpa-exwm-mff package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-exwm-mff
Uninstall elpa-exwm-mff And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-exwm-mff and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-exwm-mff
Remove elpa-exwm-mff Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-exwm-mff configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-exwm-mff
Remove elpa-exwm-mff configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-exwm-mff configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-exwm-mff
Dependencies
elpa-exwm-mff have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-exwm-mff package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.