How To Install elpa-transient on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-transient on Debian 11.
What is elpa-transient
elpa-transient is:
Taking inspiration from prefix keys and prefix arguments, Transient implements a similar abstraction involving a prefix command, infix arguments and suffix commands. We could call this abstraction a “transient command”, but because it always involves at least two commands (a prefix and a suffix) we prefer to call it just a “transient”.
When the user calls a transient prefix command, then a transient
(temporary) keymap is activated, which binds the transient’s infix
and suffix commands, and functions that control the transient state
are added to pre-command-hook' and post-command-hook’. The
available suffix and infix commands and their state are shown in
the echo area until the transient is exited by invoking a suffix
command.
Calling an infix command causes its value to be changed, possibly by reading a new value in the minibuffer.
Calling a suffix command usually causes the transient to be exited but suffix commands can also be configured to not exit the transient state.
There are three methods to install elpa-transient 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-transient 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-transient using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-transient
Install elpa-transient Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-transient using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-transient
Install elpa-transient 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-transient using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-transient
How To Uninstall elpa-transient on Debian 11
To uninstall only the elpa-transient package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-transient
Uninstall elpa-transient And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-transient and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-transient
Remove elpa-transient Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-transient configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-transient
Remove elpa-transient configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-transient configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-transient
Dependencies
elpa-transient have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-transient package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.