How To Install elpa-git-messenger on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-git-messenger on Debian 10.
What is elpa-git-messenger
elpa-git-messenger is:
This package provides a function that when called will pop-up the last git commit message for the current line. This is useful when you want to know why this line was changed. This uses the git-blame tool internally.
There are three methods to install elpa-git-messenger 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-git-messenger 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-messenger using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-git-messenger
Install elpa-git-messenger Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-git-messenger using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-git-messenger
Install elpa-git-messenger 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-messenger using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-git-messenger
How To Uninstall elpa-git-messenger on Debian 10
To uninstall only the elpa-git-messenger package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-git-messenger
Uninstall elpa-git-messenger And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-git-messenger and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-git-messenger
Remove elpa-git-messenger Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-git-messenger configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-git-messenger
Remove elpa-git-messenger configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-git-messenger configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-git-messenger
Dependencies
elpa-git-messenger have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-git-messenger package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.