How To Install oneliner-el on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install oneliner-el on Ubuntu 18.04. oneliner-el is extensions of Emacs standard shell-mode

Introduction

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

What is oneliner-el

oneliner-el is:

oneliner-el provides nice extensions for UNIX shell masters who love one-line scripts. This package has the following functions:

  • You can easily connect standard input or output of a command to an Emacs buffer.
  • You can sync the current directory of shell-mode and a shell process.
  • Oneliner-el can beep when command execution terminates.
  • Oneliner-el handles control codes.

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

sudo apt-get -y install oneliner-el

Install oneliner-el Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install oneliner-el

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

sudo aptitude -y install oneliner-el

How To Uninstall oneliner-el on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove oneliner-el

Uninstall oneliner-el And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove oneliner-el

Remove oneliner-el Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge oneliner-el

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

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

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

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Summary

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