How To Install elpa-py-isort on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-py-isort on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is elpa-py-isort
elpa-py-isort is:
Provides commands, which use the external
isort' tool to tidy up the imports in the current buffer or currently selected region. The behaviour ofisort’ can be changed with the help of `py-isort-options’ declaration.
There are three methods to install elpa-py-isort on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-py-isort 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-py-isort using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-py-isort
Install elpa-py-isort Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-py-isort using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-py-isort
Install elpa-py-isort 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-py-isort using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-py-isort
How To Uninstall elpa-py-isort on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the elpa-py-isort package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-py-isort
Uninstall elpa-py-isort And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-py-isort and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-py-isort
Remove elpa-py-isort Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-py-isort configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-py-isort
Remove elpa-py-isort configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-py-isort configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-py-isort
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-py-isort package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.