How To Install elpa-hl-todo on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-hl-todo on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is elpa-hl-todo
elpa-hl-todo is:
This package provides minor mode to highlight TODO and similar keywords in comments and strings.
Also this package provides commands for moving to the next or previous keyword and to invoke `occur’ with a regexp that matches all known keywords.
There are three methods to install elpa-hl-todo on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-hl-todo 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-hl-todo using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-hl-todo
Install elpa-hl-todo Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-hl-todo using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-hl-todo
Install elpa-hl-todo 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-hl-todo using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-hl-todo
How To Uninstall elpa-hl-todo on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the elpa-hl-todo package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-hl-todo
Uninstall elpa-hl-todo And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-hl-todo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-hl-todo
Remove elpa-hl-todo Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-hl-todo configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-hl-todo
Remove elpa-hl-todo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-hl-todo configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-hl-todo
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-hl-todo package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.