How To Install elpa-git-commit on Debian 12

Learn how to install elpa-git-commit on Debian 12 with this tutorial. elpa-git-commit is Major mode for editing git commit message

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-git-commit on Debian 12.

What is elpa-git-commit

elpa-git-commit is:

A mode for editing COMMIT_MSG file from git in Emacs.

There are three methods to install elpa-git-commit 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-git-commit 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-git-commit using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-git-commit

Install elpa-git-commit Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install elpa-git-commit using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install elpa-git-commit

Install elpa-git-commit 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-git-commit using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-git-commit

How To Uninstall elpa-git-commit on Debian 12

To uninstall only the elpa-git-commit package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove elpa-git-commit

Uninstall elpa-git-commit And Its Dependencies

To uninstall elpa-git-commit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-git-commit

Remove elpa-git-commit Configurations and Data

To remove elpa-git-commit configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-git-commit

Remove elpa-git-commit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove elpa-git-commit configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-git-commit

Dependencies

elpa-git-commit have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-git-commit package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.