How To Install xemacs21 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install xemacs21 on Debian 9. xemacs21 is highly customizable text editor

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xemacs21 on Debian 9.

What is xemacs21

xemacs21 is:

XEmacs is a full fledged programming language with a mail reader, news reader, info browser, web browser, calendar, specialized editor for more programming languages and other formats than most people encounter in a lifetime, and much more.

This package exists to cause the installation of the real XEmacs packages.

There are three methods to install xemacs21 on Debian 9. 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xemacs21

Install xemacs21 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xemacs21 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xemacs21

Install xemacs21 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 xemacs21 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xemacs21

How To Uninstall xemacs21 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the xemacs21 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xemacs21

Uninstall xemacs21 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xemacs21 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xemacs21

Remove xemacs21 Configurations and Data

To remove xemacs21 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xemacs21

Remove xemacs21 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xemacs21 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xemacs21

Dependencies

xemacs21 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xemacs21 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.