How To Install sass-elisp on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install sass-elisp on Ubuntu 18.04. sass-elisp is Emacs Lisp mode for the Sass markup language

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sass-elisp on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is sass-elisp

sass-elisp is:

This package provides the emacs-lisp for syntax-highlighting Sass mode for emacs23, emacs24 or emacs25.

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

sudo apt-get -y install sass-elisp

Install sass-elisp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sass-elisp

Install sass-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install sass-elisp

How To Uninstall sass-elisp on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove sass-elisp

Uninstall sass-elisp And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sass-elisp

Remove sass-elisp Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge sass-elisp

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

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

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

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Summary

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