How To Install elpa-vimish-fold on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-vimish-fold on Debian 9.
What is elpa-vimish-fold
elpa-vimish-fold is:
This is a package for GNU Emacs to perform text folding like in Vim. It has the following features:
- folding of active regions;
- good visual feedback: it’s obvious which part of text is folded;
- persistence by default: when you close file your folds don’t disappear;
- persistence scales well, you can work on hundreds of files with lots of folds without adverse effects;
- it doesn’t break indentation or something;
- folds can be toggled from folded state to unfolded and back very easily;
- quick navigation between existing folds;
- you can use mouse to unfold folds (good for beginners and not only for them);
- for fans of
avy' package: you can useavy’ to fold text with minimal number of key strokes!
There are three methods to install elpa-vimish-fold on Debian 9. 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-vimish-fold 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-vimish-fold using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-vimish-fold
Install elpa-vimish-fold Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-vimish-fold using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-vimish-fold
Install elpa-vimish-fold 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-vimish-fold using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-vimish-fold
How To Uninstall elpa-vimish-fold on Debian 9
To uninstall only the elpa-vimish-fold package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-vimish-fold
Uninstall elpa-vimish-fold And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-vimish-fold and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-vimish-fold
Remove elpa-vimish-fold Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-vimish-fold configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-vimish-fold
Remove elpa-vimish-fold configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-vimish-fold configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-vimish-fold
Dependencies
elpa-vimish-fold have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-vimish-fold package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.