How To Install emacs-el on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install emacs-el on Debian 11.
What is emacs-el
emacs-el is:
GNU Emacs is the extensible self-documenting text editor. This package contains the elisp sources for the convenience of users, saving space in the main package for small systems.
There are three methods to install emacs-el 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 emacs-el 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-el using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install emacs-el
Install emacs-el Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install emacs-el using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install emacs-el
Install emacs-el 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-el using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install emacs-el
How To Uninstall emacs-el on Debian 11
To uninstall only the emacs-el package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove emacs-el
Uninstall emacs-el And Its Dependencies
To uninstall emacs-el and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove emacs-el
Remove emacs-el Configurations and Data
To remove emacs-el configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge emacs-el
Remove emacs-el configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove emacs-el configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge emacs-el
Dependencies
emacs-el have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install emacs-el package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.