How To Install xemacs21-support on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install xemacs21-support on Debian 9. xemacs21-support is highly customizable text editor – architecture independent support files

Introduction

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

What is xemacs21-support

xemacs21-support 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.

Support and architecture independent files for XEmacs 21.4.22. This includes the files found in etc and all required elisp library files (mostly compiled (.elc files), but a few uncompiled (.el files)).

There are three methods to install xemacs21-support 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-support 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-support using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xemacs21-support

Install xemacs21-support Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xemacs21-support

Install xemacs21-support 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-support using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xemacs21-support

How To Uninstall xemacs21-support on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove xemacs21-support

Uninstall xemacs21-support And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xemacs21-support

Remove xemacs21-support Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xemacs21-support

Remove xemacs21-support configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xemacs21-support

Dependencies

xemacs21-support have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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