How To Install scala-mode-el on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install scala-mode-el on Ubuntu 18.04. scala-mode-el is Emacs major mode for editing scala source code

Introduction

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

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 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 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04

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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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

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Summary

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