How To Install rabbit-mode on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install rabbit-mode on Ubuntu 18.04. rabbit-mode is Emacs-lisp rabbit-mode for writing RD document using Rabbit

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rabbit-mode on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is rabbit-mode

rabbit-mode is:

Rabbit is an application to do presentations with RD documents. RD is a simple, easy-to-read, and easy-to-write text format like Wiki. Rabbit has many noteworthy features, which distinguish this application from other presentation tools.

This package provides Emacs major-mode for editing RD document using Rabbit

There are three methods to install rabbit-mode 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 rabbit-mode Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install rabbit-mode using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install rabbit-mode

Install rabbit-mode Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install rabbit-mode

Install rabbit-mode 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 rabbit-mode using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rabbit-mode

How To Uninstall rabbit-mode on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the rabbit-mode package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove rabbit-mode

Uninstall rabbit-mode And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rabbit-mode

Remove rabbit-mode Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge rabbit-mode

Remove rabbit-mode configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rabbit-mode

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Summary

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