How To Install elpa-ace-popup-menu on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-ace-popup-menu on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is elpa-ace-popup-menu
elpa-ace-popup-menu is:
This package allows one to replace the GUI popup menu (created by `x-popup-menu’ by default) with a little temporary window (like that in which Dired shows you files you want to copy). In this window, menu items are displayed and labeled with one or two letters. You press a key corresponding to desired choice (or C-g if you wish to cancel the operation) and you are done.
There are three methods to install elpa-ace-popup-menu 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 elpa-ace-popup-menu Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-ace-popup-menu using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-ace-popup-menu
Install elpa-ace-popup-menu Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-ace-popup-menu using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-ace-popup-menu
Install elpa-ace-popup-menu 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 elpa-ace-popup-menu using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-ace-popup-menu
How To Uninstall elpa-ace-popup-menu on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the elpa-ace-popup-menu package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-ace-popup-menu
Uninstall elpa-ace-popup-menu And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-ace-popup-menu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-ace-popup-menu
Remove elpa-ace-popup-menu Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-ace-popup-menu configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-ace-popup-menu
Remove elpa-ace-popup-menu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-ace-popup-menu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-ace-popup-menu
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-ace-popup-menu package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
