How To Install elvish on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elvish on Debian 10.
What is elvish
elvish is:
Elvish is a cross-platform shell, supporting Linux, BSDs and Windows. It features an expressive programming language, with features like namespacing and anonymous functions, and a fully programmable user interface with friendly defaults. It is suitable for both interactive use and scripting.
There are three methods to install elvish on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install elvish Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install elvish using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elvish
Install elvish Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elvish using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elvish
Install elvish 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 elvish using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elvish
How To Uninstall elvish on Debian 10
To uninstall only the elvish package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elvish
Uninstall elvish And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elvish and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elvish
Remove elvish Configurations and Data
To remove elvish configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elvish
Remove elvish configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elvish configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elvish
Dependencies
elvish have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elvish package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.