How To Install scala-mode-el on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install scala-mode-el on Debian 10.
What is scala-mode-el
scala-mode-el is:
scala-mode provides syntax highlighting and indentation for scala source code inside emacs. Included is the ability to interact with a scala interpreter inside emacs and to send expressions from scala source files to the running interpreter.
There are three methods to install scala-mode-el on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install scala-mode-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 scala-mode-el using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install scala-mode-el
Install scala-mode-el Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install scala-mode-el using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install scala-mode-el
Install scala-mode-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install scala-mode-el using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install scala-mode-el
How To Uninstall scala-mode-el on Debian 10
To uninstall only the scala-mode-el package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove scala-mode-el
Uninstall scala-mode-el And Its Dependencies
To uninstall scala-mode-el and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove scala-mode-el
Remove scala-mode-el Configurations and Data
To remove scala-mode-el configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge scala-mode-el
Remove scala-mode-el configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove scala-mode-el configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge scala-mode-el
Dependencies
scala-mode-el have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install scala-mode-el package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.