How To Install elpa-magit-section on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-magit-section on Debian 12.
What is elpa-magit-section
elpa-magit-section is:
This package implements the main user interface of Magit ?? the collapsible sections that make up its buffers. This package used to be distributed as part of Magit but now it can also be used by other packages that have nothing to do with Magit or Git.
There are three methods to install elpa-magit-section 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-magit-section 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-magit-section using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-magit-section
Install elpa-magit-section Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-magit-section using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-magit-section
Install elpa-magit-section 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-magit-section using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-magit-section
How To Uninstall elpa-magit-section on Debian 12
To uninstall only the elpa-magit-section package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-magit-section
Uninstall elpa-magit-section And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-magit-section and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-magit-section
Remove elpa-magit-section Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-magit-section configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-magit-section
Remove elpa-magit-section configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-magit-section configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-magit-section
Dependencies
elpa-magit-section have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-magit-section package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
