How To Install rdtool-elisp on Debian 12

Learn how to install rdtool-elisp on Debian 12 with this tutorial. rdtool-elisp is Emacs-lisp rd-mode for writing RD document

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rdtool-elisp on Debian 12.

What is rdtool-elisp

rdtool-elisp is:

RD is multipurpose documentation format created for documentating Ruby and output of Ruby world.

You can embed RD into Ruby script. And RD have neat syntax which help you to read document in Ruby script. On the other hand, RD have a feature for class reference.

This package provides Emacs major-mode for RD editing.

There are three methods to install rdtool-elisp on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install rdtool-elisp Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rdtool-elisp

Install rdtool-elisp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install rdtool-elisp

Install rdtool-elisp 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install rdtool-elisp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rdtool-elisp

How To Uninstall rdtool-elisp on Debian 12

To uninstall only the rdtool-elisp package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove rdtool-elisp

Uninstall rdtool-elisp And Its Dependencies

To uninstall rdtool-elisp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rdtool-elisp

Remove rdtool-elisp Configurations and Data

To remove rdtool-elisp configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge rdtool-elisp

Remove rdtool-elisp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rdtool-elisp

Dependencies

rdtool-elisp have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install rdtool-elisp package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.