How To Install elpa-orgalist on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-orgalist on Debian 11. elpa-orgalist is Manage Org-like lists in non-Org Emacs buffers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-orgalist on Debian 11.

What is elpa-orgalist

elpa-orgalist is:

This library provides Org mode’s plain lists in non-Org buffers, as a minor mode. More specifically, it supports syntax for numbered, unnumbered, description items, checkboxes, and counter cookies.

This is a replacement for the old orgstruct-mode, which was removed from Org-mode.

There are three methods to install elpa-orgalist on Debian 11. 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-orgalist 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-orgalist using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-orgalist

Install elpa-orgalist Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install elpa-orgalist using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install elpa-orgalist

Install elpa-orgalist 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-orgalist using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-orgalist

How To Uninstall elpa-orgalist on Debian 11

To uninstall only the elpa-orgalist package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove elpa-orgalist

Uninstall elpa-orgalist And Its Dependencies

To uninstall elpa-orgalist and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-orgalist

Remove elpa-orgalist Configurations and Data

To remove elpa-orgalist configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-orgalist

Remove elpa-orgalist configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove elpa-orgalist configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-orgalist

Dependencies

elpa-orgalist have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-orgalist package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.