How To Install xemacs21-supportel on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xemacs21-supportel on Debian 12.
What is xemacs21-supportel
xemacs21-supportel 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 all the non-necessary library files for XEmacs. The xemacs21-support 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-supportel on Debian 12. 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-supportel 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-supportel using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xemacs21-supportel
Install xemacs21-supportel Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xemacs21-supportel using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xemacs21-supportel
Install xemacs21-supportel 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-supportel using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xemacs21-supportel
How To Uninstall xemacs21-supportel on Debian 12
To uninstall only the xemacs21-supportel package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xemacs21-supportel
Uninstall xemacs21-supportel And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xemacs21-supportel and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xemacs21-supportel
Remove xemacs21-supportel Configurations and Data
To remove xemacs21-supportel configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xemacs21-supportel
Remove xemacs21-supportel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xemacs21-supportel configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xemacs21-supportel
Dependencies
xemacs21-supportel have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xemacs21-supportel package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
