How To Install xemacs21-mule-canna-wnn on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xemacs21-mule-canna-wnn on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xemacs21-mule-canna-wnn
xemacs21-mule-canna-wnn 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 contains the actual binary used to run XEmacs. It depends on the xemacs21-support package for lisp and etc files, and the xemacs21-bin package for supporting binaries. This binary has support for the input extensions Canna and WNN compiled in.
Mule is an extension to (x)emacs that allows for the display and input of non-European characters. This binary allows for input and display whereas the xemacs21-mule package only does display.
This package actually contains one of the three xemacs binaries available. They are xemacs21-nomule, xemacs21-mule and xemacs21-mule-canna-wnn.
There are three methods to install xemacs21-mule-canna-wnn 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-mule-canna-wnn 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-mule-canna-wnn using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xemacs21-mule-canna-wnn
Install xemacs21-mule-canna-wnn Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xemacs21-mule-canna-wnn using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xemacs21-mule-canna-wnn
Install xemacs21-mule-canna-wnn 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-mule-canna-wnn using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xemacs21-mule-canna-wnn
How To Uninstall xemacs21-mule-canna-wnn on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xemacs21-mule-canna-wnn package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xemacs21-mule-canna-wnn
Uninstall xemacs21-mule-canna-wnn And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xemacs21-mule-canna-wnn and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xemacs21-mule-canna-wnn
Remove xemacs21-mule-canna-wnn Configurations and Data
To remove xemacs21-mule-canna-wnn configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xemacs21-mule-canna-wnn
Remove xemacs21-mule-canna-wnn configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xemacs21-mule-canna-wnn configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xemacs21-mule-canna-wnn
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xemacs21-mule-canna-wnn package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
