How To Install elpa-ido-ubiquitous on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-ido-ubiquitous on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is elpa-ido-ubiquitous
elpa-ido-ubiquitous is:
This is a transitional package to ensure transition. It is obsolete and can be removed after update.
There are three methods to install elpa-ido-ubiquitous 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-ido-ubiquitous 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-ido-ubiquitous using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-ido-ubiquitous
Install elpa-ido-ubiquitous Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-ido-ubiquitous using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-ido-ubiquitous
Install elpa-ido-ubiquitous 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-ido-ubiquitous using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-ido-ubiquitous
How To Uninstall elpa-ido-ubiquitous on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the elpa-ido-ubiquitous package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-ido-ubiquitous
Uninstall elpa-ido-ubiquitous And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-ido-ubiquitous and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-ido-ubiquitous
Remove elpa-ido-ubiquitous Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-ido-ubiquitous configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-ido-ubiquitous
Remove elpa-ido-ubiquitous configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-ido-ubiquitous configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-ido-ubiquitous
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-ido-ubiquitous package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.