How To Install gnu-smalltalk-el on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnu-smalltalk-el on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gnu-smalltalk-el
gnu-smalltalk-el is:
This package contains an Emacs major mode for editing Smalltalk code.
This mode features syntax highlighting, auto indentation and interaction with GNU Smalltalk.
For more information on GNU Smalltalk see the gnu-smalltalk package.
There are three methods to install gnu-smalltalk-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 gnu-smalltalk-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 gnu-smalltalk-el using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnu-smalltalk-el
Install gnu-smalltalk-el Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnu-smalltalk-el using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnu-smalltalk-el
Install gnu-smalltalk-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 gnu-smalltalk-el using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnu-smalltalk-el
How To Uninstall gnu-smalltalk-el on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gnu-smalltalk-el package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnu-smalltalk-el
Uninstall gnu-smalltalk-el And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnu-smalltalk-el and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnu-smalltalk-el
Remove gnu-smalltalk-el Configurations and Data
To remove gnu-smalltalk-el configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnu-smalltalk-el
Remove gnu-smalltalk-el configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnu-smalltalk-el configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnu-smalltalk-el
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnu-smalltalk-el package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
