How To Install elpa-ol-notmuch on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-ol-notmuch on Debian 12.
What is elpa-ol-notmuch
elpa-ol-notmuch is:
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There are three methods to install elpa-ol-notmuch 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-ol-notmuch 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-ol-notmuch using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-ol-notmuch
Install elpa-ol-notmuch Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-ol-notmuch using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-ol-notmuch
Install elpa-ol-notmuch 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-ol-notmuch using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-ol-notmuch
How To Uninstall elpa-ol-notmuch on Debian 12
To uninstall only the elpa-ol-notmuch package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-ol-notmuch
Uninstall elpa-ol-notmuch And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-ol-notmuch and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-ol-notmuch
Remove elpa-ol-notmuch Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-ol-notmuch configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-ol-notmuch
Remove elpa-ol-notmuch configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-ol-notmuch configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-ol-notmuch
Dependencies
elpa-ol-notmuch have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-ol-notmuch package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.