How To Install ghc-mod-el on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-mod-el on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ghc-mod-el
ghc-mod-el is:
This package proviceds the GNU Emacs integration code for ghc-mod.
Note: This package does NOT support xemacs*. Only for emacs*.
There are three methods to install ghc-mod-el on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ghc-mod-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 ghc-mod-el using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ghc-mod-el
Install ghc-mod-el Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ghc-mod-el using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ghc-mod-el
Install ghc-mod-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install ghc-mod-el using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ghc-mod-el
How To Uninstall ghc-mod-el on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ghc-mod-el package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ghc-mod-el
Uninstall ghc-mod-el And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ghc-mod-el and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ghc-mod-el
Remove ghc-mod-el Configurations and Data
To remove ghc-mod-el configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ghc-mod-el
Remove ghc-mod-el configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ghc-mod-el configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ghc-mod-el
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-mod-el package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
