How To Install elpa-f on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-f on Debian 10.
What is elpa-f
elpa-f is:
f.el provides numerous useful functions for working with files and directories in Emacs Lisp.
After installation, see /usr/share/doc/elpa-f/README.md.gz for full API documentation.
There are three methods to install elpa-f on Debian 10. 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-f 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-f using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-f
Install elpa-f Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-f using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-f
Install elpa-f 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-f using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-f
How To Uninstall elpa-f on Debian 10
To uninstall only the elpa-f package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-f
Uninstall elpa-f And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-f and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-f
Remove elpa-f Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-f configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-f
Remove elpa-f configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-f configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-f
Dependencies
elpa-f have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-f package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.