How To Install muse-el on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install muse-el on Ubuntu 18.04. muse-el is Transition Package, muse-el to elpa-muse

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install muse-el on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is muse-el

muse-el is:

The Muse emacs addon has been elpafied. This dummy package helps ease the transition from muse-el to elpa-muse and is safe to remove.

There are three methods to install muse-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 muse-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 muse-el using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install muse-el

Install muse-el Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install muse-el

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

sudo aptitude -y install muse-el

How To Uninstall muse-el on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove muse-el

Uninstall muse-el And Its Dependencies

To uninstall muse-el and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove muse-el

Remove muse-el Configurations and Data

To remove muse-el configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge muse-el

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install muse-el package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.