How To Install elpa-vterm on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-vterm on Debian 12.
What is elpa-vterm
elpa-vterm is:
Emacs-libvterm (vterm) is fully-fledged terminal emulator inside GNU Emacs based on libvterm, a C library. As a result of using compiled code (instead of elisp), emacs-libvterm is fully capable, fast, and it can seamlessly handle large outputs.
This package contains the elisp files.
There are three methods to install elpa-vterm 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-vterm 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-vterm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-vterm
Install elpa-vterm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-vterm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-vterm
Install elpa-vterm 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-vterm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-vterm
How To Uninstall elpa-vterm on Debian 12
To uninstall only the elpa-vterm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-vterm
Uninstall elpa-vterm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-vterm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-vterm
Remove elpa-vterm Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-vterm configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-vterm
Remove elpa-vterm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-vterm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-vterm
Dependencies
elpa-vterm have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-vterm package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.