How To Install elpa-pass on Debian 12

Learn how to install elpa-pass on Debian 12 with this tutorial. elpa-pass is major mode for password-store

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-pass on Debian 12.

What is elpa-pass

elpa-pass is:

Major mode to work with the password-store (“pass”). View, generate, edit, delete, and rename entries.

There are three methods to install elpa-pass 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-pass 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-pass using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-pass

Install elpa-pass Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-pass

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

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-pass

How To Uninstall elpa-pass on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-pass

Uninstall elpa-pass And Its Dependencies

To uninstall elpa-pass and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-pass

Remove elpa-pass Configurations and Data

To remove elpa-pass configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-pass

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

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

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

Dependencies

elpa-pass have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-pass package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.