How To Install elpa-mutt-alias on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-mutt-alias on Debian 10.
What is elpa-mutt-alias
elpa-mutt-alias is:
Mutt-alias is an Emacs package that allows one to lookup Mutt aliases and insert the expanded alias as an email address. The following functions are available:
- mutt-alias-insert - Insert the expanded alias into the current buffer.
- mutt-alias-lookup - Lookup and display the expansion for alias.
There are three methods to install elpa-mutt-alias 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-mutt-alias 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-mutt-alias using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-mutt-alias
Install elpa-mutt-alias Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-mutt-alias using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-mutt-alias
Install elpa-mutt-alias 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-mutt-alias using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-mutt-alias
How To Uninstall elpa-mutt-alias on Debian 10
To uninstall only the elpa-mutt-alias package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-mutt-alias
Uninstall elpa-mutt-alias And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-mutt-alias and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-mutt-alias
Remove elpa-mutt-alias Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-mutt-alias configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-mutt-alias
Remove elpa-mutt-alias configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-mutt-alias configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-mutt-alias
Dependencies
elpa-mutt-alias have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-mutt-alias package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.