How To Install xemacs21 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xemacs21 on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xemacs21
Remove xemacs21 Configurations and Data
To remove xemacs21 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xemacs21 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
