How To Install emacs-window-layout on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install emacs-window-layout on Debian 10.
What is emacs-window-layout
emacs-window-layout is:
This elisp library provides functions to split a frame or window into some windows according to a layout recipe.
There are three methods to install emacs-window-layout 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 emacs-window-layout 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-window-layout using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install emacs-window-layout
Install emacs-window-layout Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install emacs-window-layout using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install emacs-window-layout
Install emacs-window-layout 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-window-layout using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install emacs-window-layout
How To Uninstall emacs-window-layout on Debian 10
To uninstall only the emacs-window-layout package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove emacs-window-layout
Uninstall emacs-window-layout And Its Dependencies
To uninstall emacs-window-layout and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove emacs-window-layout
Remove emacs-window-layout Configurations and Data
To remove emacs-window-layout configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge emacs-window-layout
Remove emacs-window-layout configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove emacs-window-layout configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge emacs-window-layout
Dependencies
emacs-window-layout have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install emacs-window-layout package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.