How To Install tdiary-mode on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install tdiary-mode on Ubuntu 18.04. tdiary-mode is tDiary editing mode for Emacsen

Introduction

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

What is tdiary-mode

tdiary-mode is:

This package provides Emacs major mode to edit and post entries to tDiary. You can edit/post your article to tDiary easily using this package.

There are three methods to install tdiary-mode 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 tdiary-mode Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install tdiary-mode

Install tdiary-mode Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install tdiary-mode

Install tdiary-mode 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 tdiary-mode using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tdiary-mode

How To Uninstall tdiary-mode on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the tdiary-mode package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove tdiary-mode

Uninstall tdiary-mode And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tdiary-mode

Remove tdiary-mode Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge tdiary-mode

Remove tdiary-mode configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tdiary-mode

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Summary

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