How To Install emacs25-el on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install emacs25-el on Debian 9. emacs25-el is GNU Emacs LISP (.el) files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install emacs25-el on Debian 9.

What is emacs25-el

emacs25-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 emacs25-el 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 emacs25-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 emacs25-el using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install emacs25-el

Install emacs25-el Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install emacs25-el using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install emacs25-el

Install emacs25-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 emacs25-el using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install emacs25-el

How To Uninstall emacs25-el on Debian 9

To uninstall only the emacs25-el package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove emacs25-el

Uninstall emacs25-el And Its Dependencies

To uninstall emacs25-el and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove emacs25-el

Remove emacs25-el Configurations and Data

To remove emacs25-el configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge emacs25-el

Remove emacs25-el configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove emacs25-el configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge emacs25-el

Dependencies

emacs25-el have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install emacs25-el package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.