How To Install sepia on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sepia on Debian 11.
What is sepia
sepia is:
Sepia is a set of features to make Emacs a better tool for Perl development, including:
- an interactive prompt (REPL) for evaluating code;
- cross-referencing to find and navigate between function and variable definitions and uses;
- variable- and function-name completion.
- eldoc support to echo function arguments in the minibuffer
- functions to simplify POD browsing with Emacs-w3m
There are three methods to install sepia on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install sepia Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sepia using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sepia
Install sepia Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sepia using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sepia
Install sepia 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 sepia using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sepia
How To Uninstall sepia on Debian 11
To uninstall only the sepia package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sepia
Uninstall sepia And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sepia and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sepia
Remove sepia Configurations and Data
To remove sepia configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sepia
Remove sepia configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sepia configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sepia
Dependencies
sepia have the following dependencies:
- perl
- install-info
- emacs-nox
- w3m-el
- libio-stringy-perl
- libpadwalker-perl
- libmodule-info-perl
- libscope-upper-perl
- libdevel-lexalias-perl
- libmodule-corelist-perl
- libwww-perl
- libdata-dump-perl
- libdevel-size-perl
- libbsd-resource-perl
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sepia package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.