How To Install paredit-el on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install paredit-el on Ubuntu 18.04. paredit-el is transitional dummy package for elpa-paredit

Introduction

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

What is paredit-el

paredit-el is:

This transitional package is safe to remove.

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

sudo apt-get -y install paredit-el

Install paredit-el Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install paredit-el

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

sudo aptitude -y install paredit-el

How To Uninstall paredit-el on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove paredit-el

Uninstall paredit-el And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove paredit-el

Remove paredit-el Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge paredit-el

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

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

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

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Summary

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