How To Install elpa-aggressive-indent on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-aggressive-indent on Ubuntu 18.04. elpa-aggressive-indent is Emacs minor mode that reindents code after every change

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-aggressive-indent on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is elpa-aggressive-indent

elpa-aggressive-indent is:

electric-indent-mode is enough to keep your code nicely aligned when all you do is type. However, once you start shifting blocks around, transposing lines, or slurping and barfing sexps, indentation is bound to go wrong.

aggressive-indent-mode is a minor mode that keeps your code always indented. It reindents after every change, making it more reliable than electric-indent-mode.

There are three methods to install elpa-aggressive-indent 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-aggressive-indent 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-aggressive-indent using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-aggressive-indent

Install elpa-aggressive-indent Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install elpa-aggressive-indent using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install elpa-aggressive-indent

Install elpa-aggressive-indent 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-aggressive-indent using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-aggressive-indent

How To Uninstall elpa-aggressive-indent on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the elpa-aggressive-indent package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove elpa-aggressive-indent

Uninstall elpa-aggressive-indent And Its Dependencies

To uninstall elpa-aggressive-indent and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-aggressive-indent

Remove elpa-aggressive-indent Configurations and Data

To remove elpa-aggressive-indent configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-aggressive-indent

Remove elpa-aggressive-indent configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove elpa-aggressive-indent configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-aggressive-indent

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-aggressive-indent package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.