How To Install xemacs21-basesupport-el on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xemacs21-basesupport-el on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xemacs21-basesupport-el
xemacs21-basesupport-el is:
This package contains the base extra elisp files in order to have a functioning xemacs21 package.
The xemacs21-basesupport package contains the compiled versions of these files.
The major reason to install this package is if you want to learn elisp or modify the libraries for your specific installation.
There are three methods to install xemacs21-basesupport-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 xemacs21-basesupport-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 xemacs21-basesupport-el using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xemacs21-basesupport-el
Install xemacs21-basesupport-el Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xemacs21-basesupport-el using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xemacs21-basesupport-el
Install xemacs21-basesupport-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 xemacs21-basesupport-el using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xemacs21-basesupport-el
How To Uninstall xemacs21-basesupport-el on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xemacs21-basesupport-el package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xemacs21-basesupport-el
Uninstall xemacs21-basesupport-el And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xemacs21-basesupport-el and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xemacs21-basesupport-el
Remove xemacs21-basesupport-el Configurations and Data
To remove xemacs21-basesupport-el configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xemacs21-basesupport-el
Remove xemacs21-basesupport-el configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xemacs21-basesupport-el configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xemacs21-basesupport-el
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xemacs21-basesupport-el package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
