How To Install emacs-calfw on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install emacs-calfw on Debian 9. emacs-calfw is calendar framework for Emacs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install emacs-calfw on Debian 9.

What is emacs-calfw

emacs-calfw is:

This program displays a calendar view in the Emacs buffer, which also work with org-agenda, google calendar, and ical.

There are three methods to install emacs-calfw 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 emacs-calfw Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install emacs-calfw using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install emacs-calfw

Install emacs-calfw Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install emacs-calfw using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install emacs-calfw

Install emacs-calfw 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 emacs-calfw using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install emacs-calfw

How To Uninstall emacs-calfw on Debian 9

To uninstall only the emacs-calfw package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove emacs-calfw

Uninstall emacs-calfw And Its Dependencies

To uninstall emacs-calfw and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove emacs-calfw

Remove emacs-calfw Configurations and Data

To remove emacs-calfw configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge emacs-calfw

Remove emacs-calfw configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove emacs-calfw configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge emacs-calfw

Dependencies

emacs-calfw have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install emacs-calfw package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.